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I don't think South Yorks ever recovered fully from the strike.  I always felt for the underground workers, but where I lived there were a couple of managers from the NCB. They were early retired, on good pensions, they hadn't suffered like the miners.  No wonder UK coal was expensive.  

The miners fought for a decent wage, and given their jobs, they deserved it.  It was a pity there wasn't a better solution, and I understand why most really disliked the Thatcher government.  One of my younger friends is a Barnsley miner's daughter.  

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Quote from: crabbyob on November 06, 2026, 04:57:27 AMOK she was used by John Logie Baird, to demonstrate his colour tv in 1938

Wow!  I'd no idea colour was even thought of then.

For the animal lovers, another piece of music, about a dog this time.

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Thanks for the tip, Raven.

Ethel put sparkly balls on her Christmas tree
She stood back and admired it - a real sight to see
With some pretty lights and tinsel too
All to impress her new boyfriend - Hugh
It looks great when its dark - by half past three.

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She'd bought it from the charity shop

Quote from: Alex on November 05, 2026, 05:12:51 PMYes I won't forget the miner's strike or what she did to Liverpool.  Having said that and putting bias aside, she was a strong PM, something we've lacked for years and years.

I suppose there's always a chance that, if she had continued, she might have concluded that de-industrialising had gone too far, and privatising was failing in some areas. Then again she might have got drunk and gone back to bed.