June 20, 200718 yr Author I live in the South Wales valleys, Vic.... the only industry here, remember, was coal mining.... ahem. The only factory within 10 miles of here has this week announced it's to close. The other one, Burberry, you may recall took its 'British' name to China a few months ago. As for wanting to do different types of work... they were all miners, Vic. The JobCentre have made it clear to them that if they want to study, they won't be able to claim their allowance. Plus, there ARE no universities or colleges near here - the nearest is over 10 miles away. Relocating? How? Selling a house here is difficult enough - and without a job - how can you move anywhere else, undoubtedly far more expensive? The Call Centres you mention are in Cardiff - almost 30 miles from here, and public transport in this area is laughable - there ARE no trains.... and buses, when they run, run at one an hour - until 3.45pm. What your glorious ex-leader forgot to mention when she destroyed the coal industry was that she had NO alternatives for the people left unemployed because of it. can't argue with any of that, well put. Whole areas of Scotland were wiped off the jobmarket too in the 80's by the honourable member you mentioned, and what did we get to replace the coal mining, car making & shipbuilding.................call centres <_< . And now they have all gone to India.
June 20, 200718 yr I live in the South Wales valleys, Vic.... the only industry here, remember, was coal mining.... ahem. The only factory within 10 miles of here has this week announced it's to close. The other one, Burberry, you may recall took its 'British' name to China a few months ago. As for wanting to do different types of work... they were all miners, Vic. The JobCentre have made it clear to them that if they want to study, they won't be able to claim their allowance. Plus, there ARE no universities or colleges near here - the nearest is over 10 miles away. Relocating? How? Selling a house here is difficult enough - and without a job - how can you move anywhere else, undoubtedly far more expensive? The Call Centres you mention are in Cardiff - almost 30 miles from here, and public transport in this area is laughable - there ARE no trains.... and buses, when they run, run at one an hour - until 3.45pm. What your glorious ex-leader forgot to mention when she destroyed the coal industry was that she had NO alternatives for the people left unemployed because of it. Hear, Hear Russ, well said mate... I'm just itching to see what our Tory friend has by way of reply to this.... ^_^
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