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socialist republic of south Yorkshire died with the steel works and mines..

 

And also when real accountability stalled, and a lot of councilors went over to the dark side. Did anybody see 'Who's spending Britain's Billions?' on BBC2?

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That's not unreasonable to say, although arguable. Would you say that re Nationalising the Rail network was unacceptable to the " wider public" ?

 

Isn't the NHS acceptable to the "wider public" ?

 

People talk about re-nationalising the rail network alot, but when you actually sit down and talk to folk who remember the good old days of British Rail they're less enthusiastic.

Railtrak however was a total flop and re-nationalising that was a good idea.

 

I don't think the public will ever accept privatisation of the NHS, it's something most British people are very proud of (despite constantly moaning about it).

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BR was a good idea badly managed. Baby and bathwater.

 

They're all a good idea badly managed.

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Nice to see someone had an SYCC flag at Glasto. Top marks!

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I have been thinking about the great tradition that this City once had in being seen as a socialist stronghold.

We had four or five M.P.s in the eighty"s who raised the red flag over our town hall and stuck up for the working classes through thick and thin.

 

So what happened ? as it seems as though they all became part of the establishment , Most of them can now be seen hob nobbing it with the big wigs in various areas , they can be seen in the best seats at sporting events ,or grinning with a load of capitalist directors at the latest property grand opening , some of em now live in grand housing or areas far removed from the people that they vowed to support through thick and thin.

They take consultancy fees ( back handers;:hihi:) and now mix in circles far removed from the ones they used to visit when plying for the votes needed to get them in Parliament.

Was George Orwell or Robert Tressell right when they wrote how working men change when they reach the pinnacle of power ,do they forget who and what got them there in the first place and most important why has Sheffield now surrendered to big business ,why is all the focus on building shopping centres , markets or student flats when we have people sleeping on the streets due to lack of any new social housing being built.

They tell us that the Government is to blame ,but did the Government tell them to build a new shopping centre or market, or pull down Don Valley (millions spent in the assumption that the money will be returned in rents and rates over many years.

 

The public toilets are shut down, also care homes for the elderly, playing fields and parks are neglected , the home helps and care workers are made redundant , council estates are neglected and litter strewn , the police are no longer to be seen patrolling the streets ,and - while this is going on grand shopping malls are being built or planned. All at the expense of the least well off in this City.

 

You get the Council you deserve: If people blindly vote without actually thinking what it is they desire, well, nothing changes. Remember that the left wing in power are ok until they run out of other people money!

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Its now classed as racist or may offend people..... pc and nanny state....gone to far left

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post brexit nobody will have the money to spend in shopping malls.

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I have been thinking about the great tradition that this City once had in being seen as a socialist stronghold.

We had four or five M.P.s in the eighty"s who raised the red flag over our town hall and stuck up for the working classes through thick and thin.

 

So what happened ? as it seems as though they all became part of the establishment , Most of them can now be seen hob nobbing it with the big wigs in various areas , they can be seen in the best seats at sporting events ,or grinning with a load of capitalist directors at the latest property grand opening , some of em now live in grand housing or areas far removed from the people that they vowed to support through thick and thin.

They take consultancy fees ( back handers;:hihi:) and now mix in circles far removed from the ones they used to visit when plying for the votes needed to get them in Parliament.

Was George Orwell or Robert Tressell right when they wrote how working men change when they reach the pinnacle of power ,do they forget who and what got them there in the first place and most important why has Sheffield now surrendered to big business ,why is all the focus on building shopping centres , markets or student flats when we have people sleeping on the streets due to lack of any new social housing being built.

They tell us that the Government is to blame ,but did the Government tell them to build a new shopping centre or market, or pull down Don Valley (millions spent in the assumption that the money will be returned in rents and rates over many years.

 

The public toilets are shut down, also care homes for the elderly, playing fields and parks are neglected , the home helps and care workers are made redundant , council estates are neglected and litter strewn , the police are no longer to be seen patrolling the streets ,and - while this is going on grand shopping malls are being built or planned. All at the expense of the least well off in this City.

 

Hey Trotsky! Go live in Russia if you want that sort of thing. What you'll find is that there's still an elite, at the top, who serve themselves before the people.

 

The era that you speak of was so damaging for Sheffield - it deterred investment in the city and has contributed to us falling behind other cities of similar or smaller size.

 

Don't worry though - the lefties are still there - they've just toned it down a bit because even they have had to realise it wasn't good for us to be seen as a Socialist Republic.

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