Broakham Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 10 minutes ago, kidley said: Are you related to Mrs Thatcher by any chance? No, just a realist. Unfortunately I am very distantly related to Arthur Scargill though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, Broakham said: No, just a realist. Unfortunately I am very distantly related to Arthur Scargill though. Who in your opinion closed most of the engineering factorys down, (clue is in the question). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncasterman Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 thatcher was a ******* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 17 hours ago, doncasterman said: In what way did they ruin Sheffield? The same way as she Ruined Doncaster and the rest of the Flippin country, thats why its full of Tykes and Chavs. 11 hours ago, Broakham said: No, just a realist. Unfortunately I am very distantly related to Arthur Scargill though. I wouldn't Bragg about that, The Traitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhill Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 sounds like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_W Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I see the thread has turned into a Thatcher bashing exercise, well I'm no Thatcher fan, but seriously as a steel and engineering worker myself since 1977, to keep blaming her is absolute cobblers. I have lost my job several times over my working life through factory closures and restructuring under various Labour governments too, and as an ex union member of over 30 years and ex union representative, I can vouch for the fact that power mad commie cronies in the unions were often as bad as any public school Tory twit. what happened to industry around here and everywhere else has happened pretty much worldwide and is as much a consequence of globalisation and capitalist economics and that won't change much anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncasterman Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 Is there more crime now in sheffield than there was in previous eras? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Apparently, Wilson shut 326 pits, and Thatcher continued the policy and shut 154. I can remember Sheffield from the 50s onwards; much poorer yes, but you could walk anywhere in the city (and leave your car overnight), including the center. But not now, there's several areas I would avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Petre Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, carosio said: Apparently, Wilson shut 326 pits, and Thatcher continued the policy and shut 154. I can remember Sheffield from the 50s onwards; much poorer yes, but you could walk anywhere in the city (and leave your car overnight), including the center. But not now, there's several areas I would avoid. Yes Wilson did that and steelworks too especially Corby but I believe that most of the miners (Wilson era) were redeployed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncasterman Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 I quite like sheffield even if it isn't as good as it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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