Phone ownership in the UK was 35% in 1970 and 52% in 1975 so having a phone to be cut off is evidence that they weren't poorly paid. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289158/telephone-presence… (View Post)

I think much of the establishment and many of the rich would prefer to have both Northern wages and London house prices nationwide. (View Post)

I remember the TV broadcasting hours steadily filling up in the 1980s: 1983 Breakfast TV 1986 Late night TV 1988 Morning TV You tell that to the young people of today ... (View Post)

House prices are the most prominent difference between London and the rest of the country. They should always be mentioned when these 'other places need to be more like London' stories appe… (View Post)

Have you read Corelli Barnett's 'The Lost Victory' ? He takes great pleasure in mocking the public school / oxbridge members in Atlee's government. (View Post)