Quote Originally Posted by CASPER-64-FRANK View Post
Hadfields was antiquated, took BSC orders in the Steel strike, later given compensation from GKN and BSC the Governments intention of closing it down. Imports from China and not cutting Business rates didn't help. To blame pickets at Hadfields for their demise is poor.
No, my grandfather worked there. To his dying day he maintained that the picketing cost him his job. Bearing in mind that whilst the picketing was on Hadfields workers were put on basic rate, no chance of any production bonuses.

Working men killing the jobs of other working men, now that is poor.