Darth Vader Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I was on the tory thread last night and yet again whenever anyone mentions the tories someone pops up with Thatcher and teh miners. I'm perfectly aware that a lot of people we're unemployed and a fair few got rather upset but ultimately the whole miner's issue was 25 years ago. Surely they have all got jobs again now. Didn't the miners hold the country to ransom several times? What if this happened today and workers in the electricity industry wanted to strike for a week, would you not think it irresponsible? Personally I think worse things have happened since and we should just get on with life and stop bringing the miners strike as if it was the holocaust or something. What do you think? And I thought Sam Cameron was the new Marie Antionette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishcake Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Now you're being sensationalist. It's not the holocaust. He never said that, thats what you keep saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 You telling me not one of these people saved? They all had gardens, they could grow stuff. Obviously we're not going to agree on this but if these people were as hard working, resilient and community minded as you keep suggesting they were then I'm sure they could do something. People in Africa have little, they still try don't they? My parents had little or no money as did the vast majority in the community. What little savings people did have, they were not enough to sustain the family unit, let alone the community. Money was donated by those in the community who were fortunate enough to be receiving a wage, however, it wasn't enough to spread amongst the thousands that were reliant. People in the community did grow their own food and/or gave food to other families, but food does not pay a mortgage etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryh Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 i left school 47years ago at 15 you then had a load of choices mines, building work, and railways,and much much more, since maggie what choice now lets think i know job center or whats called around here joke shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Now you're being sensationalist. It's not the holocaust. I believe the quotation goes back long before the Holocaust. Santayana's main philosophical work consists of The Sense of Beauty (1896) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 In order for a large group of people to "make a few quid" there must be a larger group of people with money to buy their product/service. The country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 I believe the quotation goes back long before the Holocaust. It may do but I don't think it's related to miners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulgarian Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 My parents had little or no money as did the vast majority in the community. You make it sound like the turn of the century when people were earning £3 a week, I think at the time the miners were pretty well paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 i left school 47years ago at 15 you then had a load of choices mines, building work, and railways,and much much more, since maggie what choice now lets think i know job center or whats called around here joke shop Are you seriously saying that those three industries kept the whole nation employed and we don't have any choices now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 It may do but I don't think it's related to miners. Oh dear the sentiment of the quote as gone straight over you head hasn’t it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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