It was thirty years ago today...

[Ashberto]

that the miners' strike ended, thus ending the coal mining industry in Britain for ever. It also saw the effective end of the labour movement as a political force, and within ten years the left had mutated into a Thing driven by identity politics and humanitarian imperialism.

The right changed too, robbed of its class enemy it converged with the direction of what was left of the left to bring us to today's managerial politics where some pretend that there is a meaningful difference between the parties but in reality there is little between them.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Any idea what it might mean?

[Classic Jorge]

Drove across what used to be Wath and Manvers pits recently, it's f**king over. It's all roundabouts and call centres now.

Welcome to the new servitude

[Ashberto]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

travelling by Woodpecker and Weasel :hehe:

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[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

say that it sounds better than breaking rocks miles underground and dying young of black lung or by being buried under several million tonnes of rock.

Mind you, that's just me.

[Snin]

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[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

times.

They (brothers) were both down 't pit as apprentices when the mines closed, because, 'That was what you did.' No one considered anything else.

Then you ended up f**ked or dead by the time you were 50.

One of them is now a middle manager in industry and the other runs a successful haulage business, and they both think it was marvellius for them and for their communities that they were forced to look outside the pit for a way of life.

I doubt they're the only two with this view tbh.

[Classic Jorge]

I'd rather do neither, but then again I have a choice

[Snin]

great uplifting story and also point out to them that its a mirage that there are f**k all jobs around for them..they will be so pleased and probably a bit embarrassed that they didnt notice how easy it was! Thanks sir C they will be super chuffed... politics really is simple isnt it ? marvelous

[Snin]

its f**king simple , no idea why no one thought of it before ! Anyway all sorted now so move on eh ?

[Berni]

degree as part of their redundancy package. While they liked to rail against Thatcher and whatnot at the time, I think they were mostly doing that in order to f**k wide eyed lefty middle class girls. I suspect that - if they were being honest - they would have admitted this was more fun than being in a coalmine.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

SURELY NOT?

[Berni]

Better to light a candle than curse the darkness* imo.

* NB. This may not be good advice in a coalmine

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

responsibility to find me another job, and if they don't, to whine and whinge about it for 30 years blaming everyone but me.

[Snin]

where men still can do real mans jobs as they havent been destroyed by thatcher ;-) they loved the mines by the way and was good for clever blokes as well who didnt just think they were in them forever it was often like the army a 5 year first step ..and the mines kept the communities together and cut crime compared to the bookie / steroid ridden **** holes the valleys now often are.

anyway im so happy politics is so simple..people always make out its so complex..idiots eh ?

[Snin]

that was prosperous and not replace it with anything..no worries though as it now costs far more in benefits and policing than was saved in the first place! joy

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

months. He's going to share a tent with his mate to save money, which he will piss up the wall in New Zealand until a) it runs our or b) they throw him out.

He's from Cardiff.

[Snin]

put some investment into the area afterwards as they had just sold the countries assets to there mates it would have been good to re-invest some of it in the area. would have saved them money in long run

[Berni]

any choice in the matter.

And it sounds like things worked out well for your uncles. They went somewhere where their skills were of value in a profitable industry that doesn't have to be propped up by the taxpayer. Result all round.

[Snin]

good luck to him

[Classic Jorge]

Too united, too much of a threat

[Snin]

danger ? even Sir C calls you a bit of a wooly wooster does he not ? they could have doen other jobs they just liked it. I know a few lumberjack types and an oil rig worker who could easily do ladies desk jobs like you and i but dont abide by the boring gayness of it th

[Berni]

Better to have knocked them down and moved the population somewhere worthwhile.

[Snin]

wd thatch

[Classic Jorge]

[Snin]

and dont pay a living wage..but dont let that put you off..the SE needs more homeless druggy welshers and scots and scousers imo

[Berni]

Do you think a lot about lumberjacks and oil rig workers? Do you like it when they're all sweaty and grimy? :hehe:

Here's one for your **** bank

http://www.general-ebooks.com/book/29588863-brokeback-oil-ri g-intimate-drilling (http://www.general-ebooks.com/book/29588863-brokeback-oil-rig-intimate-drilling)

[Classic Jorge]

[Snin]

that saying all 'mans' jobs are do0ne by people who are too stupid to do anything else is a touch of a generalisation thats all

[Berni]

than a hint of homo-eroticism about it.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Ultimately his plan for camping to be a route to money saving will fail.

[Snin]

i was just giving some feedback from some homo erotic YMCA friends of mine thats all... bloody hell chap..dont generalise and notexpect at least a reply...you dont have a show on talksport at all ?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]