Prescott was a seaman to trade and was talking about regional development in the 80's - a bruiser of a politician and never a champagne socialist - term was not even invented when he went into politics.

He may have been a champagne socialist but I could see the human in him. when he punched that guy rather than avoiding the points
Sorry I loved that, reacted like a working man would if he got assaulted with an egg.

Tony Benn - his name always appears in these debates, unfortunately my knowledge is no more than family or friends have told me off him. Someone I need to research for myself.

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the rarified atmosphere of Westminster does strange things to folks - Dennis Skinner - The Beast of Bolsover has remained true to his roots - and Tony Benn, once a member of the aristocracy is always worth a read/listen

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Tony Benn and Peter Heathfield of the NUM - who BTW was a much clearer thinker than Scargill could aspire to be - Mick McGahey "when you stop running they will stop chasing you" - a paraphrase - but true

Any how guys n ghirl appreciate your thoughts but to say I support Thatcher to make me feel more of a bluenose is the daftest thing Ive heard! As for countering questions I call it deflection and avoidance! However you have engaged in one of the more interesting debates on here and for that I thank you all! <applaud>

I enjoy listening to the older Labourites Benn/Foot when you can find them online or read of them! The difference in the parties is now nominal!

Regarding my age, another crazy excuse I recall Roy Jenkins etc departing to form SDP back in the day infact his local election office was in Hyndland St just down from Cottiers! So yes I did have a very early interest in politics I recall many in my school wearing the rainbow jumpers of the day and cnd etc etc!!!

Was playing football at hyndland today and popped into cottiers for a refreshment super, used to be a lot busier in there don't know What's happened to it

Just back from Dimaggios in the lane

Try getting parked up there

Lilybank car park duke

where is that?

I had the wife kids so didnt want a walk

ended up parking half on half off double yellow
Got luck though

Behind ashton lane mate, then you just walk through the lane, across the road and you're at di maggios

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yes didnt know it was called that only lived west end for 30 years mind

I wanted closer though

Time we took driving around we would have been just as well there right enough.

Hard to get parked at lennons house!
I went to Hillhead mate but have a lot of friends that went to hyndland

Think I'm younger than you mind

It was pretty good Ally though not cheap.

I had the steak wife had some chicken thing kids ribs and mussels
3 wine
2 coke
1 beer
couple of starters 90 quid all in.

Lauders - was it the pitch outside hyndland sec? was it a just turn up or organised style of game? used to be around 16 a side on a sunday afternoon on the red ash! those that didnt get a game went to the wee park at hughenden but i see there was only 1 goal last time I passed! Oh and I read a guy got stabbed in Novar drive at 3pm the other day!

3 wines 1 beer take it the mrs was driving duke?

used to hate trying to drive up dowanside road on the way back fae jintys lock-in!!!

I was the 1 beer

Aye mate, a few of us turn up there every Sunday for a kickabout but with it bring a Sunday morning a lot of the lads are totally unreliable or still half canned. I'm the one who arranges it but you spend half the week chasing people up.
It's all astro turf now.
Stabbed on novar drive? Posh as anything there as well

dundalkbhoy.

Bobby Sands was your hero?

Interesting choice,and missed by many.

Lauders if im passin can I have a game?

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