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Wanderers Ways. Neil Thompson 1961-2021

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9 hours ago, Traf said:

Shirebrook used to be a proper shithole, I imagine it still is.

As for cheaper coal from overseas, the amount of benefits that had to be paid out to these decimated communities must have swallowed up those savings.

It was shithole but it was their shithole and, courtesy of the pit, had almost full employment and a good spirit.

Probably even more of a shithole now

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19 hours ago, Traf said:

Shirebrook used to be a proper shithole, I imagine it still is.

As for cheaper coal from overseas, the amount of benefits that had to be paid out to these decimated communities must have swallowed up those savings.

Yep, a balancing act for sure- obviously they won't have been baling out a loss making industry, but, as you say, maybe unexpected consequences elsewhere.

No doubt it was a battle to curb the unions.

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6 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Unfortunately, they didn't have a big enough land saw, to cut it free.

We probably wouldn't have been able to tow it to Dublin anyway?

Booing the national anthem again tonight no doubt.

 

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