I thought Leigh would be switching to playing Union now.

Correct..

Put your name forward for mod if it bothers you so much..
Then again for a town that has been predominantly Labour for near 100 years,could now carry consequences that changes was has been.

Technically it involves Rugby League.

looks like your talking to yourself alone on this forum

not surprising as the majority of posters have now disappeared I wonder why

I can understand your disturbance. no chance now of a rise for you minimum wage nighchmen. only explanation for your mysterious posting times

stay real close to the brazier tonight now

You obviously only read what you want to read.

Maybe no rise, but he should be entitled to at least time and a half, for night shift work, surely?

A pit town voting for the Tories after Thatcher destroyed their industry. And you believe they will look after a working class town like Leigh. Lol.

And there is also this information.......


160 mines were closed under Thatcher’s time in office (1979–1990) Approx 11 years

290 were closed under Harold Wilson’s premierships alone (1965–1969 1974–1975) Approx 10 years

The more important detail is the number of deep pits closed, disregarding small mines, sometimes privately owned

Labour in total closed 371 deep pits.

Clement Atlee closed 101 in the early days after nationalisation

Harold Wilson closed 235 between 1964 and 1970 and 18 in the years after the miners strike during Heath’s term in office

James Callaghan continued the policy of supporting the NUM by closing just 4 mines in 1977- 1979

Blair closed 10 in 10 years and Brown 1.

Thatcher closed 115 deep pits.

MacMillan closed the most: 246 during the times that “we never had it so good” 1957- 1963 Previously Churchill had closed 78 and Eden 35. There was little protest at mine closures during this time or throughout Wilson’s time in office.

Heath closed 24 pits but disputes over pay and 2 miner’s strikes resulted in him losing power when he called a general election hoping to gain popular support in refusing to agree to the miner’s claims. This gave the NUM the impression that they held a great deal of political influence.

Although the number on mines closed by Thatcher was just marginally more than Atlee it was a much greater percentage of mines remaining. Cheap imports oil and nuclear power had made British coal less profitable and the militant miner’s union had put politics before production. The decline continued under Major with 55 pits closed and the last deep pit in Britain shut down in December 2015 due to lack of orders. By 2025 it is planned there will be no coal fired power stations left in the UK.

Will be interesting to see Grundy's voting record in 12 months time.

Jo Platt was s member of the Shadow cabinet, so obviously a Corbynite and a self confessed remoaner. So she got her just deserts managing to lose a 13,000 majority built up by Andy Burnham. The writing was on the wall the Saturday before the election after a daily mail poll showed the Tories at 40% to Labour 39 %. On Bradshawgate you couldn’t move for Labour canvassers for the first time ever!!

Jo Platt went against the party whip to vote Johnson's deal through to second reading. She voted against May's deal, which was widely condemned, particularly by ardent, frothing at the mouth leavers that like to use the term "remoaner" (figures such as Boris Johnson).

The one thing she has voted to block is No Deal brexit. In about 5 months time, Grundy will be faced with a similar dilemma.

I voted at the time to remain but accepted the result, unlike all the remoaners led by all the luvvies in London out of touch with the silent majority,

There was no such thing as a deal on the ballot paper anyway.