31-05-17, 11:05 PM
Quote:I remember the 1970s and the last of the Corbyn type labour politicians in power, mortgage rate around 11/12%
I remember the early 1990’s when under the Tories the base rate (never mind the mortgage rate) hit 15%
Quote:no coal
By the end of the 1990’s we were still burning massive amounts of coal but it was all imported. Our workers were thrown on the scrap heap and we then ran our country on expensive imported coal.
Quote:power cuts
The Tories privatised our electricity industry. We now as a nation it seems are incapable of building a power station. We are seriously short of base load. Power cuts? They ain’t far away.
Quote:and the country was run by militant union leaders not the government
You know the Tories destroyed our industries. Lock stock and barrel. They took a sledge hammer to them and got the working man on his knees. Many ordinary people today live in a world of zero hour contacts, tax credits (cos the fucking stinking rich companies that pay no tax get off without paying a living wage) and food banks. My bleedin taxes go to people in work. I subsidise the rich, cos the rich who don’t pay tax don’t pay a living wage.
As for the unions. Well Nissan’s best plant in Europe, if not the world is Sunderland. So what has changed? Management attitude – that’s what has changed. It’s pretty much the same workforce, it’s still unionised, but there are now bosses that respect and treat their workers with respect. There is no such thing as poor industrial relations – only bad management.
Quote:Don't fall for the same s**t they peddled then else your kids and grand kids will pay for it like I and my kids did.
So no Steve, I won’t be buying your Tory lies.
I’ve never voted Tory, and never ever will vote for the fucking scum bag Tories.