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Do not be to sure on that one kate I have often said I have principals, and if CCO forced a candidate on us over a local candidate I would have to think long and hard, I have always though that the best person to represent Hyndburn is some body who lives here, and at my age I ain't going to change my opinion anytime soon. I would never vote for any canidae but a Conservative, but I have been known to spoil my vote before today, but never at a General, but there is always a first time:rolleyes:

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You can always vote for us if you want Jaysay. We wont tell anyone.

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Pass:D

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Why?

You have had long enough to undo the evil mistakes the Tories made and have failed. I think its time for someone else to have a go.

Well almost failed - you just took over a failing railway and several screwed up banks ;)

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Shushhhhhhhh Neil, they're not into national politics are our Bernard and Graham:rolleyes:

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They could ditch the enviromental policies that just moved our heavy industry east along with the pollution it causes as well

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I seem to recall that it was Maggie Thatcher who broke the back of British Industry.

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Or was it Scargill?

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Strange you'd say that. Under the Thatcher manufacturing rose by 20%. Under 12 years of Labour manufacturing has flatlined while it has risen in other economies.

You seem to blame a lot on Thatcher. Why have Labour not actually done anything about it all these years in office?

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Just wondered Andrew .. what manufacturing industries would you have tried to resurrect/introduce into the Northwest in the last 12 years .. faced with the ongoing imports of cheap products ?

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Total rubbish.. where do you dig this kak up from Andrew?..anyone who lived in Accrington or the north west under Thatcher will know what really happend... maunufacturing in Accrington died, all the big employers went bust... the town was literally begging for Government help but was left to rot! 28% of people under the age of 25 unemployed... that was the reality.

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Just out of interest I have compiled odds for the Tory candidate Tongue in cheek, here goes;

2/1 Peter Clarke (dep leader from gt harwood)
3/1 Any outside candidate
4/1 Female outside candidate
5/1 Peter Britcliffe
11/2 Male Outside Candidate
8/1 Marlene Haworth
8/1 A Euro MPs son
10/1 Asian candidate from Blackburn
10/1 Janet Storey
12/ Tony Dobson
25/1 Kevin Horkin
25/1 Brian Roberts
100/1 Andew B

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To be honest, I don't know. As you say we can't compete with low skilled manufacturing.

Mancie my 20% figure is wrong I've no idea why I wrote it. There was a large structural change indeed. Particularly in the recession of the late 70s early 80s. Jobs in manufacturing declined just as much under Thatcher as it has under Blair/Brown though.

Thatcher made a lot of tough decisions. A lot of them I feel were needed though and we're much better off for it. An example being the closure of the pits.

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Hahaha :D

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Try telling all the people in mining communities that the closure of the pits was a good decisions.

Andrew have you ever been made redundant?

Maybe when you have experienced the feeling of worthlessness that the experience brings, not to mention the worry of how you will provide for your family. Then you can start to lecture us on how good Thatcher's decisions were.
It is all well and good reading books and going to lectures about what happened under Thatcher. But there are many of us who know what long term devastation the evil woman has made to society.