Britain has just three deep coal mines, and it has recently been announced that two of them are set to close. The government refuses to save them.
Hatfield Colliery will soon be the only deep pit left in this country, and yet Britain had more than five hundred coal mines as recently as the 1960s.
Labour voters might want to blame the coalition government for allowing these two mines to close, but the record of Labour governments with regard to the coal industry is abysmal. Check the figures if you don't believe me.
The closure of coal mines has been justified on the basis that they cost a lot of money to maintain - which is true. But this country can afford to waste billions each year on membership of the European Union. Maybe we should quit the EU and start reopening a few coal mines - or maybe even a few hundred.
Some readers of this blog may be planning to raise their voices in protest next month by voting for UKIP in the European and local elections. So be it. I have no idea where Nigel Farage stands on reopening coal mines, and so I will reserve comment - at least on this occasion.
Related previous posts include:
How the ConDems waste your money
Shapps and the northern renaissance
Hatfield Colliery will soon be the only deep pit left in this country, and yet Britain had more than five hundred coal mines as recently as the 1960s.
Labour voters might want to blame the coalition government for allowing these two mines to close, but the record of Labour governments with regard to the coal industry is abysmal. Check the figures if you don't believe me.
The closure of coal mines has been justified on the basis that they cost a lot of money to maintain - which is true. But this country can afford to waste billions each year on membership of the European Union. Maybe we should quit the EU and start reopening a few coal mines - or maybe even a few hundred.
Some readers of this blog may be planning to raise their voices in protest next month by voting for UKIP in the European and local elections. So be it. I have no idea where Nigel Farage stands on reopening coal mines, and so I will reserve comment - at least on this occasion.
Related previous posts include:
How the ConDems waste your money
Shapps and the northern renaissance
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