Great article about BFC

[Swissclaret]

I agree BT. So much was built on the blood, sweat and tears of ordinary people who wanted to raise their children properly, put food on the table and have a roof over their heads, as humble as that roof may be.

Like many on here, I was born and raised in such a house. Having read “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists” three times in my life, I can never glory in the stately homes of Britain - the worst example of wealth at the expense of ordinary working people. I can only admire the bravery of colliers who put their lives on the line every day going down the pit.

We have to move on though. We, thankfully, live in different times, but for all of us born and raised in areas dominated by pits and mills, I hope that we will never forget the sacrifices that our ancestors made to give us the life that we enjoy.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

I agree BT. So much was built on the blood, sweat and tears of ordinary people who wanted to raise their children properly, put food on the table and have a roof over their heads, as humble as that roof may be.

Like many on here, I was born and raised in such a house. Having read “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists” three times in my life, I can never glory in the stately homes of Britain - the worst example of wealth at the expense of ordinary working people. I can only admire the bravery of colliers who put their lives on the line every day going down the pit.

We have to move on though. We, thankfully, live in different times, but for all of us born and raised in areas dominated by pits and mills, I hope that we will never forget the sacrifices that our ancestors made to give us the life that we enjoy.

Too true S_c, there's a socialist deep down inside of you somewhere.

[Swissclaret]

Too true S_c, there's a socialist deep down inside of you somewhere.

Not socialism, BT. Gratitude for my life thanks to them, together with a strong sense of justice, fairness and meritocracy. I was given opportunities denied to even my parents’ generation.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Not socialism, BT. Gratitude for my life thanks to them, together with a strong sense of justice, fairness and meritocracy. I was given opportunities denied to even my parents’ generation.

I thought you had read straight from Jeremy Corbyn's playbook there S_c.