Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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30 December 2010
17:3786871A lot of evidence has emerged in recent years that the Soviet Union was actively involved in the destruction of our coal industry. Oleg Gordievsky spilled the beans about Jack Jones and Scargill being on Moscow's payroll years ago. If the Russians now want to finish the job then we have only those two paragons of trade union virtue to thank for it.
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Keith Sansum1
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30 December 2010
17:3986873peter
i will refrain from involving myself in this one until 50 posts completed lol
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Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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30 December 2010
17:4286874Vic.
Reg Hansell contacted me today wanting info on coal reserves in Kent. He is interested in how to use our coal reserves for future fuel; perhaps you should join forces.
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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30 December 2010
17:4386875Too late Keith, I've already made it political!
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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30 December 2010
17:4586876doesn't mean i have to involve myself
of course you have a right to involve yourself and have opinions
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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30 December 2010
17:4686877Perhaps getting the Kent coalfield going again could be a Big Society project. I shall speak to Charlie!
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Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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30 December 2010
17:5186879MacGregor and Ridley were both on Thatcher's payroll and I often thank them for closing the Kent Coalfield.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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30 December 2010
18:0186882i worked at tilmanstone for a year not my cup of tea
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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30 December 2010
18:0486885Lets go back now and find my old post on coal please ,if you find it before me please put it up. Thank you.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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30 December 2010
18:1086886vic
you could always contact reg direct
sure he would love to hear from you
lol
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Jan Higgins
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30 December 2010
19:3886891A certain miner who lived in Elvington visited Russia.
We used to get some ex-miners in the pub and none of them wanted the pits to re-open.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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30 December 2010
19:4586892ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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30 December 2010
20:4586902There was enough of a fight about a few wind turbines in the middle of nowhere without the prospects of new coal mines in the district !!
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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30 December 2010
21:2986905There is nothing wrong with coal mines,they would offer alot of jobs, and they would be alot more safe then they were years ago.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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30 December 2010
22:2686909They might offer the jobs but I bet few locals would want to go down the pit, which would mean more foreigners and more pressure on local housing etc.
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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30 December 2010
22:3386911You'll find that even if the mines were reopened, modern techniques would mean that there would be the fraction of the jobs that there would have been in their heyday...
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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30 December 2010
22:4386912Yes but machines tend not to go on strike.
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Brian Dixon
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31 December 2010
05:5286916peter,they do go on strike when they breakdown.
Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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31 December 2010
10:1586931If people were looked after as good as machines, they would not go on strike.
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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31 December 2010
10:3386932LOL - GaryC, you do tell 'em...
Vic - sorry but you are indeed dreaming, it wont happen, certainly not in any big way.
