alchresearch Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Well I am the poster from the other thread who called Thatcher a Monster. I would not change that view if I was paid a ton of money. I left England as a fully skilled tradesman in 1981 So you were only here a couple of years while she was in power? She showed her true colours long before she became Prime Minister, when as Minister of Education she stopped the free school milk. Ah, that old chestnut. Perhaps you should read this: BBC News: The truth about Thatcher Thatcher milk snatcher http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/uk_confidential/1095121.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Equato Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 So you were only here a couple of years while she was in power? Ah, that old chestnut. Perhaps you should read this: BBC News: The truth about Thatcher Thatcher milk snatcher http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/uk_confidential/1095121.stm Well done Thatch, free school milk was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Well done Thatch, free school milk was awful. The teachers left it in the sun / by a radiator / anywhere except someplace cool. It was disgusting. I was always offered milk in primaries in the 70s, what was the deal with secondary schools? Did pupils actually want or drink it? They certainly didn't when I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackydog Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 It is what she didn't do to fill the void left by closing the pits that made me dislike and disrespect her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 It is what she didn't do to fill the void left by closing the pits that made me dislike and disrespect her. I can't speak for every community, but I worked in a few mechanical / precision engineering companies which had lots of ex-miners who'd been trained and given employment there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackydog Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I can't speak for every community, but I worked in a few mechanical / precision engineering companies which had lots of ex-miners who'd been trained and given employment there. Maybe, but are you referring to the ones already with mechanical / electrical skills? I'm on about the unskilled manual workers who had nowhere else to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Maybe, but are you referring to the ones already with mechanical / electrical skills? I'm on about the unskilled manual workers who had nowhere else to go. Nope, they were all unskilled. Some became labourers, others drivers, machine operators, lathe operators, setters and so on. The ones I worked with spoke with fond memories of the pits, but not one of them wanted to go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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