The Few

[jimeve]

Politics and humour are like water and oil. Lets not labours claim to fame war criminal Mr Blair

or thatcher's claim to fame for making millions out of work and destroying families

[gWaPito]

Look You know it made sense Why keep the pits open when it was a lose making venture. Yes, whole communities were destroyed but it was the greater good. Those good men what would of gone down the pit all those years ago would probably be sick now. Surely Jim those communities have recovered now?

[jimeve]

Look You know it made sense Why keep the pits open when it was a lose making venture Surely Jim those communities have recovered now?

They were making a loss because of poor technology. decades behind Germany, they had the latest digging equipment. our men had shovels and picks. Granted we had to shut the pits some day but not all at once. Don't know where you are from. but Iam from an ex mining town. BTW my Father was an ex miner, and NO it has not recovered. If any thing it's got worse.

[gWaPito]

Sorry Jim, no offence Im from the south, we were weren't hit as hard as you guys. I did taste unemployment in 81 be it 3 weeks. That served as my genesis! Having said that, its never been hard to find work as a truck driver where I live, although we lost a major employer in resent years .woolworths. It can strike anyone at anytime, we just perform to the best of our abilities with large doses of hope and prayer.