Tebbit's speech was at the 1981 Conservative conference - a time when there was serious unemployment everywhere in the UK and would continue to be until the late 1980s. And even then when there … (View Post)

Why would you doubt that ? I've mentioned it many times over the years and its not an uncommon sector to work in for middle aged blokes in Yorkshire. Several other PBers work in manufacturing as… (View Post)

I work in manufacturing. So yes I have. (View Post)

But isn't the most likely place to catch covid a hospital ? So a sick oldie might have a good chance of being infected. (View Post)

So the average household spends £30k on consumer items per year ? It also boosted wealth creators and led to a drop in the trade deficit. So I suppose it depends on who you have sympathy with - wealt… (View Post)