Northern England facing economic crisis 'worse than 1980s'
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Covid has increased regional inequalities, Labour Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham warns.
You Vote Tory ?
No Miners Gala for you then …. Howay Man !
Likewise to someone in John O, Groats Northumberland is Sub Tropical...
I wonder why you don't like Mayors per se ? Boris also seems to have problems with them, do they not comply..
Likewise to someone in John O, Groats Northumberland is Sub Tropical...
I wonder why you don't like Mayors per se ? Boris also seems to have problems with them, do they not comply..
These toy town Mayors have to speak to justify their salaries, expense accounts and pensions
Spot on, if the politicians wants to see neglect and managed decline of the actual 'north of England' through political misrule from parties of different colours, pop up to the north east, not Manchester, Liverpool, or Yorkshire.
Sadly, I think that the North East has been quite good at shooting itself in the foot without the need for outside help. Why should the rest of the UK support people who voted overwhelmingly for Brexit once the money from the EU stops and the jobs start to go as Engineering firms pack up? Anybody that said they knew what they were voting for are either very wealthy or deluded.
That's right - focus on the geography rather than address the problem ('cos he's right).
You missed out the South East..
He was a minister worse in the Treasury under Brown and Phony Tony Tory Blair.
Why didn't New Tory alter the Green Book.
Simple really only bothered about South East as Northern Votes where a given so didn't need to do anything, better still even kept telling them to do one.
Rinse & Repeat over Brexit.
So come on Burnham, explain why it wasn't done 20 years ago, 20 years wasted.
Why didn't New Tory alter the Green Book.
Simple really only bothered about South East as Northern Votes where a given so didn't need to do anything, better still even kept telling them to do one.
Rinse & Repeat over Brexit.
So come on Burnham, explain why it wasn't done 20 years ago, 20 years wasted.
Quite right.
Big respect to Andy Burnham in how he took up the cause and went about helping to get justice for the 96.
Was that the peak of his political career?
Ever since, he has been a bit of a muppet quite frankly.
Big respect to Andy Burnham in how he took up the cause and went about helping to get justice for the 96.
Was that the peak of his political career?
Ever since, he has been a bit of a muppet quite frankly.
If Andy B had not played politics over the tier 3 issue and gone into it quickly perhaps we may be in a lower tier when lockdown ends. Look at Liverpool in quick their infection rate was higher and now lower than ours in Manchester. I hate to think how many lives could have been saved without this delay. A bad decision mayors it only give the individuals a platform for self promotion.
Same old same old from Andy Burnham. About time he changed the record.
Not sure that saying that Covid has increased regional inequalities can really be described as "same old same old"?! Maybe you are a confused southerner who can't understand why the majority in the North feel let down by the handling of regional lockdowns by the London centric government?
I’m sure he wants to be PM and alienating the South isn’t going to help. SE hospitals were only about 50% capacity when lockdown announced so effectively SE/SW/Eastern England economies were sacrificed as a show of unity with the North.
Don't be silly.....
Generally, he's got a point, but is he seriously suggesting lowering bus fares is going to make any difference to the Manchester economy? Or is it that lower bus fares benefits him as Mayor?
Buses are awful & expensive in Manchester (as are trains & trams), but getting trains to be reliable and improving links to Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield & Bradford would have a much bigger impact.
Buses are awful & expensive in Manchester (as are trains & trams), but getting trains to be reliable and improving links to Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield & Bradford would have a much bigger impact.
Live in Leeds and Can say - They is nothing to go to Manchester for - Build a Wall around them
I’m sure he wants to be PM and alienating the South isn’t going to help. SE hospitals were only about 50% capacity when lockdown announced so effectively SE/SW/Eastern England economies were sacrificed as a show of unity with the North.
"north of England"
Well, Andy, I live in Northumberland ... perhaps you should look at a map, Manchester is the deep South or Midlands at best.
Is it just you and the Mayor of London who seem to do little except self promotion, or is it all of the unwanted mayors ?
Well, Andy, I live in Northumberland ... perhaps you should look at a map, Manchester is the deep South or Midlands at best.
Is it just you and the Mayor of London who seem to do little except self promotion, or is it all of the unwanted mayors ?
This article seems to be a party political broadcast on behalf of the Andy Burnham Party!
Look closer to home Burnham!
Manchester University students have suffered "inequality" worse than any other UK student population.
They have been lied to, ripped off, double crossed, locked up under false house arrest in their flats, intimidated by MIB security guards, imprisoned behind steel fences and generally treated like criminals, with no rights.
A disgrace.
Manchester University students have suffered "inequality" worse than any other UK student population.
They have been lied to, ripped off, double crossed, locked up under false house arrest in their flats, intimidated by MIB security guards, imprisoned behind steel fences and generally treated like criminals, with no rights.
A disgrace.
The man is all about Money not for the Poor - But For Himself - He is the worst Kind of Labour Politician - Look at all the development in Manchester and how he as moved the Local People out of Homes and Communities
Worse than the 1980s??? Remember Derek Hatton in Liverpool? Let's not start all this class warfare sh*te again. We've got enough problems, Andy.
Harrison
Thank you for remembering those Hatton days.
I am a southerner and I want more to be spent on the north. I want a better economy for the north. My friend has just moved up north to be near his kids and grandkids and loves it.
Stop moaning Andy and start to get all people up north a better life
Thank you for remembering those Hatton days.
I am a southerner and I want more to be spent on the north. I want a better economy for the north. My friend has just moved up north to be near his kids and grandkids and loves it.
Stop moaning Andy and start to get all people up north a better life
Well said, sir, and let me add the mess Labour left behind in 1979? Rubbish piled up in streets, bodies in temporary morgues, Arthur Scargill running the government by proxy while smiling Jim Callaghan pretended everything was OK, all on Labours watch. Get real Burnham
I have 80,s memories of Police Horses charging over Miners in South Yorkshire.
Toxteth Riots you want more Maggie tunes.
Burnham is fighting for his City nothing more nothing less, deal with that fact Pal
Toxteth Riots you want more Maggie tunes.
Burnham is fighting for his City nothing more nothing less, deal with that fact Pal
It’s not about class warfare, it’s about facts and it’s a well known fact that certain areas of the U.K. do far better than others when the spending etc. Is announced
"But the government pointed to [the hundreds of] billions spent supporting the UK economy during the pandemic"
Problem is, that money has been spent - gone in a puff of air with nothing to show for it. We are all going to be considerably worse off for decades to come. Meanwhile, increased deaths from other causes will far exceed anything Covid would have delivered.
Problem is, that money has been spent - gone in a puff of air with nothing to show for it. We are all going to be considerably worse off for decades to come. Meanwhile, increased deaths from other causes will far exceed anything Covid would have delivered.
Many years ago there was a T-shirt that said: "Don't blame me, I voted Labour. To paraphrase Game of Thrones, the North will remember it's mistake in electing a conservative clown.
Unfortunately Labour is now far more interested in giving said clown plenty of rope to hang himself with, instead of fighting to save jobs and futures by opposing these insane restrictions.
Unfortunately Labour is now far more interested in giving said clown plenty of rope to hang himself with, instead of fighting to save jobs and futures by opposing these insane restrictions.
Generally, he's got a point, but is he seriously suggesting lowering bus fares is going to make any difference to the Manchester economy? Or is it that lower bus fares benefits him as Mayor?
Buses are awful & expensive in Manchester (as are trains & trams), but getting trains to be reliable and improving links to Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield & Bradford would have a much bigger impact.
Buses are awful & expensive in Manchester (as are trains & trams), but getting trains to be reliable and improving links to Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield & Bradford would have a much bigger impact.
Why is there standing room only on the over crowded Manchester to Leeds trains?
Why does he insist on trying to divide the north & south, for his own political reasons maybe? Anyway it's a dangerous game to play Andy & you should note that the North has more investment than the South West, which really is the poor man of England.
I think you will find that Sunak created the divide by insisting Manchester accepted 67% pf earnings but then as soon as the South went in to Lockdown he offered everyone 80%. Well done Andy for defending the North.
Many years ago there was a T-shirt that said: "Don't blame me, I voted Labour. To paraphrase Game of Thrones, the North will remember it's mistake in electing a conservative clown.
Unfortunately Labour is now far more interested in giving said clown plenty of rope to hang himself with, instead of fighting to save jobs and futures by opposing these insane restrictions.
Unfortunately Labour is now far more interested in giving said clown plenty of rope to hang himself with, instead of fighting to save jobs and futures by opposing these insane restrictions.
once again, the BBC giving voice to the leftist anti government self absorbed Burnham
Unless you live in Alderley Edge, it's pretty grim up north. However, Mancunians should be thankful that they do not live in Middlesbrough.
Such a skewed view of the north, perpetuated by a southern media obsessed with portraying the north as uniformly grim. Sure, the north has more than its fair share of deprived areas, esp in the post-industrial heartlands along the M62, but there's also plenty of affluence spread across large swathes of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Northumberland etc, not to mention lovely countryside.
Having Burnham as Mayor has certainly done Manchester no favours.
His socialist rants are looking sillier each time.
His socialist rants are looking sillier each time.
Worse than the 1980s??? Remember Derek Hatton in Liverpool? Let's not start all this class warfare sh*te again. We've got enough problems, Andy.
So what about Scargill, Hatton, Militant etc? These communists tried to bring this country to its knees and turn us into a Soviet. Scargill meanwhile exploited the miners for his own personal gain and made £millions out of them, what hypocrisy! Consequently Burnham is talking b-----ks.
once again, the BBC giving voice to the leftist anti government self absorbed Burnham
Worse than the 1980s??? Remember Derek Hatton in Liverpool? Let's not start all this class warfare sh*te again. We've got enough problems, Andy.
Harrison
Thank you for remembering those Hatton days.
I am a southerner and I want more to be spent on the north. I want a better economy for the north. My friend has just moved up north to be near his kids and grandkids and loves it.
Stop moaning Andy and start to get all people up north a better life
Thank you for remembering those Hatton days.
I am a southerner and I want more to be spent on the north. I want a better economy for the north. My friend has just moved up north to be near his kids and grandkids and loves it.
Stop moaning Andy and start to get all people up north a better life
How about levelling down the property prices between the North and the South Mr Burnham? Housing prices down here in the South significantly higher than his neck of the woods and takes up a huge lump of people's income.
Tbh I'm not sure what you're asking for - a massive fall in southern house prices (pushing you into negative equity) or a large jump in northern house prices (which only hits those trying to get on the property ladder)?
If you're worried about your cost of housing, you could always sell up and move north ;)
If you're worried about your cost of housing, you could always sell up and move north ;)
What's the point of Mayors? Just another expensive salary and all for themselves.
johnson ?
thats precisely why I refuse to vote in any Mayoral Election
Q. What’s Burnham’s biggest claim to fame?
A. Getting absolutely annihilated by comrade Corbyn in Labour leadership election.
Even his own side recognised he’s a clown, unfortunately Manchester are now stuck with this very dangerous egotist.
A. Getting absolutely annihilated by comrade Corbyn in Labour leadership election.
Even his own side recognised he’s a clown, unfortunately Manchester are now stuck with this very dangerous egotist.
He do well to wind his neck in. All the publicity he generates is negative. Presents a poor case for Greater Manchester and the North.
I lived and worked in Burnhams old constituency of Leigh for years in the 80's with pit closures etc and went back there last month. Even with the deprivation of the 80s and later Burnham has managed to rundown the town worse than ever it was before. But I found a few buildings with plaques proclaiming Burnhams greatness. As mayor he can now make all of Manchester a disaster area not just Leigh.
Stop whinging, you self centred, self interested failed leftie! You are doing a very very bad job of representing the North. Know when to shut up.
This is a deeply flawed politician who tried to blackmail every Local Authority to demand more covis cash. at their expence. They called his bluff...
I wish I had the same make up artist as he employs. This highly manicured creature manifests the worse of politicians.
I wish I had the same make up artist as he employs. This highly manicured creature manifests the worse of politicians.
Funny how we keep getting to comment on the antics of Mr Burnham but not when it comes to the words and actions of the actual Labour Party leader.
Once again he opens his mouth to basically change feet. God help us all if he ever returns to the HoC and tries to become leader again.
Once again he opens his mouth to basically change feet. God help us all if he ever returns to the HoC and tries to become leader again.
Tbh I'm not sure what you're asking for - a massive fall in southern house prices (pushing you into negative equity) or a large jump in northern house prices (which only hits those trying to get on the property ladder)?
If you're worried about your cost of housing, you could always sell up and move north ;)
If you're worried about your cost of housing, you could always sell up and move north ;)
Funny how anything the government says has strong criticism, but a socialist gets support, with Mr B and no counter arguments other than a bland generic quote. Come on BBC get some balance and talk about his eyebrows or his peak cap hair style. What about his "The North Face " jacket? Please that is worth a one liner ;-)
I lived through the 1980's and the early years after the shambles Labour, yes Labour, left behind in 1979 were grim. Yes, Covid is going to tough for everyone ,inc all of us in the north, but Burnham is talking absolute codswallop. He's turned into a whining wind bang, who's lost the plot and likes the sound of his own voice. Worse still, the BBC seem to be his official PR machine. Fact check him.
I lived through the 1980s too.
I remember the party who got elected on the slogan "Labour isn't working" trashed northern manufacturing industry in favour of London's finance revolution - trebling unemployment & saying it was "a price worth paying".
I remember the party who got elected on the slogan "Labour isn't working" trashed northern manufacturing industry in favour of London's finance revolution - trebling unemployment & saying it was "a price worth paying".
To right. It's always the same Labour always leaves the country in a complete mess. The Conservatives then have to sort it out. Sort it out they will. Do you have to be a first class winger to speak for Labour? Don't get started on the biased BBC.
Who cares what Burham thinks? Why do the BBC keep running to him?
Credibility lost. Demanded £90 million for Manchester. Then fell back to £65 million. So he overshot by £25 million... is he mates with Diane Abbott. ALL he wanted was £1 more that Liverpool or Lancashire had been given.
Failed opportunist
Credibility lost. Demanded £90 million for Manchester. Then fell back to £65 million. So he overshot by £25 million... is he mates with Diane Abbott. ALL he wanted was £1 more that Liverpool or Lancashire had been given.
Failed opportunist
Andy Burnham is doing a great job. The Government knows very little about Greater Manchester and cares even less. It's time that they learned to have more respect for local politicians and their local knowledge. Look at the mess centralisation made of the Test and Trace affair and the money thrown away on it, so much gone to private firms with political connections.
You have a point about track and trace but Burnham is only interested in his own political aspirations and like Trump if you say it enough people start to believe it, when in reality he is talking b-----ks most of the time
If memory serves me right, the act of parachuting in candidates during a general election was at its height during the failed Blair and Brown premierships.
The only voice we have, that Is the point, no one questions the need for a London mayor which is perhaps the one city that doesn't actually need one
Andy Burnham is only interested in Andy Burnham. If he'd spent more time acting swiftly on Scientific advise rather than lording it about and holding press conferences in which he tried to blame everyone and anyone else...he is a disgrace and has let the good folks of the North down badly.
Such a skewed view of the north, perpetuated by a southern media obsessed with portraying the north as uniformly grim. Sure, the north has more than its fair share of deprived areas, esp in the post-industrial heartlands along the M62, but there's also plenty of affluence spread across large swathes of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Northumberland etc, not to mention lovely countryside.
And here's another mess that's happened on Burnham's watch; the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. 3 iterations in the past 10 years and Stockport still won't sign up. It's a plan that lacks ambition and will not level up the playing field. Why? Because its driven by comprise and the tail wagging the dog, so everything is driven down to the lowest common denominator. Result is rubbish, Andy
Andy Burnham is doing himself and the north no favours. it is obvious the government have not covered themselves in glory during this crisis but who would have done? Non stop whining is not the answer. The media think they know it all but at some stage the government has to be allowed to govern and yes they will make more mistakes.
Burn ham is an idiot, if he hadn't tried to play politics with the lockdown less would have suffered. At the end of the day he's a labour fool,through and through. His own aim is to up himself
so says the southerners and londonstans
andy burnham has been told by boris he doesnt matter any longer as the south has now taken control of the northern powerhouse and chucked it in the thames,its not complete tory dictat from london and the south and the new northern mps better not kick up a fuss while boris is dictating to them,you voted tory now expect tory rule from westminster and all your needs ignored unless you beg for them
Can you write in sentences?
Andy Burnham is doing a great job. The Government knows very little about Greater Manchester and cares even less. It's time that they learned to have more respect for local politicians and their local knowledge. Look at the mess centralisation made of the Test and Trace affair and the money thrown away on it, so much gone to private firms with political connections.
Burn ham is an idiot, if he hadn't tried to play politics with the lockdown less would have suffered. At the end of the day he's a labour fool,through and through. His own aim is to up himself
No neither
so says the southerners and londonstans
your all tories now hahaha
northern people now under tory rule from westminster,would you ever believe they would sell their souls to the tory elite,wait till brexit bites and their jobs tumble with no support from the boris brigade,well done the north you were conned by a 3 word slogan and corbyn couldnt be your choice,you had no other choice but to believe boris now your stuck with him,good luck when he says xxxx business
An illiterate rant.
No neither
Worse than the 1980s??? Remember Derek Hatton in Liverpool? Let's not start all this class warfare sh*te again. We've got enough problems, Andy.
What do you mean 'since the 1980s?'? It's never stopped, Faisal!
The North has never recovered since the steel, shipbuilding and textile industries were sold off by the Tories.
New Labour building 1000's of call centres and warehouses on the old spots isn't progress; it's an insult to those skilled communities!
And still the London elite honestly cannot understand why the North voted Leave!
The North has never recovered since the steel, shipbuilding and textile industries were sold off by the Tories.
New Labour building 1000's of call centres and warehouses on the old spots isn't progress; it's an insult to those skilled communities!
And still the London elite honestly cannot understand why the North voted Leave!
But you've just said that all the problems the North faces (though it was beginning to have a re-birth) are the fault of successive UK governments so nothing to do with the UK. Yet you vote to leave, knowing (or you should have done) that that would damage the North more than the South?
Do you do a lot of self-harm up there?
Do you do a lot of self-harm up there?
Those in the North, who voted Leave, did so out of spite and envy. Therefore when they become poorer, due to their selfish vote, they will have nobody to blame but themselves.
The old industries were struggling to survive against low cost foreign competition. Look at what happened to heavy industry in other Western countries. To say they were 'sold off' by the Tories is a left wing myth, like believing in the bogeyman.
And whilst we're on the point about the pits, how many did Labour reopen? None. Benefits were good enough for the Midlands and North.
Money only solves problems if you use it wisely
If you give it to people who have a history of never using it wisely what results do you expect to get?
There are a group people for whom riches appear to have been used self-destructively and they die early because of drug misuse or similar
What make anyone believe this wouldn't have been their fate if they had worked in Tesco's?
If you give it to people who have a history of never using it wisely what results do you expect to get?
There are a group people for whom riches appear to have been used self-destructively and they die early because of drug misuse or similar
What make anyone believe this wouldn't have been their fate if they had worked in Tesco's?
Not like Andy Burham talking down the North. This is the same guy who supported Blair and his privatisation of the NHS ....called PFI....if he’s not winging he is not speaking
He also held up reports into excess deaths at North Staffs NHS trust for political gain. What a man.
What do you mean 'since the 1980s?'? It's never stopped, Faisal!
The North has never recovered since the steel, shipbuilding and textile industries were sold off by the Tories.
New Labour building 1000's of call centres and warehouses on the old spots isn't progress; it's an insult to those skilled communities!
And still the London elite honestly cannot understand why the North voted Leave!
The North has never recovered since the steel, shipbuilding and textile industries were sold off by the Tories.
New Labour building 1000's of call centres and warehouses on the old spots isn't progress; it's an insult to those skilled communities!
And still the London elite honestly cannot understand why the North voted Leave!
But you've just said that all the problems the North faces (though it was beginning to have a re-birth) are the fault of successive UK governments so nothing to do with the UK. Yet you vote to leave, knowing (or you should have done) that that would damage the North more than the South?
Do you do a lot of self-harm up there?
Do you do a lot of self-harm up there?
What is it about the failed politicians who become mayors that they can’t just get on with their job, rather than always looking to be in the headlines?
Look closer to home Burnham!
Manchester University students have suffered "inequality" worse than any other UK student population.
They have been lied to, ripped off, double crossed, locked up under false house arrest in their flats, intimidated by MIB security guards, imprisoned behind steel fences and generally treated like criminals, with no rights.
A disgrace.
Manchester University students have suffered "inequality" worse than any other UK student population.
They have been lied to, ripped off, double crossed, locked up under false house arrest in their flats, intimidated by MIB security guards, imprisoned behind steel fences and generally treated like criminals, with no rights.
A disgrace.
And since when were universities devolved to the mayors to manage. You want to be speaking to Michelle Donelan - whos, wait for it, is a tory minister.
Usual ‘blather’ from another failed Labour MP. probably thinks his job is to make the BBC feel good. Covid 19 is affecting all of us, not just those individuals living in Greater Manchester. Obviously worried Boris is going to do something positive about levelling up. Failed Labour leadership candidate, failing Mayor
Levelling up? Lol. You must be very gullible. ??
This article seems to be a party political broadcast on behalf of the Andy Burnham Party!
Look closer to home Burnham!
Manchester University students have suffered "inequality" worse than any other UK student population.
They have been lied to, ripped off, double crossed, locked up under false house arrest in their flats, intimidated by MIB security guards, imprisoned behind steel fences and generally treated like criminals, with no rights.
A disgrace.
Manchester University students have suffered "inequality" worse than any other UK student population.
They have been lied to, ripped off, double crossed, locked up under false house arrest in their flats, intimidated by MIB security guards, imprisoned behind steel fences and generally treated like criminals, with no rights.
A disgrace.
You say it’s a disgrace, they deserve to be treated like criminals for the way they have behaved. Call themselves adults doubt whether there is a brain between them. I do think that all students that have broken Covid 19 rules should be banned from Uni for life, they are immature, self centred and inconsiderate to other people.
bloody hooligans
We sadly live in times where polarisation seems the keynote: leave v remain, unionism v nationalism, left v right. Andy Burnham's contribution ? Let's whip up a bit of North-South hatred. I appreciate that Labour need to repair divisions between them and their traditional voter base in the North, but the man is just a sad chancer.
Andy Burnham is doing a great job. The Government knows very little about Greater Manchester and cares even less. It's time that they learned to have more respect for local politicians and their local knowledge. Look at the mess centralisation made of the Test and Trace affair and the money thrown away on it, so much gone to private firms with political connections.
Maybe Mr Burnham is trying to deflect attention from his own parties infighting.
Usual ‘blather’ from another failed Labour MP. probably thinks his job is to make the BBC feel good. Covid 19 is affecting all of us, not just those individuals living in Greater Manchester. Obviously worried Boris is going to do something positive about levelling up. Failed Labour leadership candidate, failing Mayor
You are simply very cynical.
I live in Manchester.
Don't blame us; we didn't vote for him. The turnout was pathetic.
Nobody here wanted a highly paid Mayor, to just blame other highly paid politicians, with none of them taking responsibility for anything and them all denying accountability for everything.
Devolution never works.
Boris did tell the truth.
Don't blame us; we didn't vote for him. The turnout was pathetic.
Nobody here wanted a highly paid Mayor, to just blame other highly paid politicians, with none of them taking responsibility for anything and them all denying accountability for everything.
Devolution never works.
Boris did tell the truth.
I agree with you on the mayors. But no, Boris doesn't tell the truth. Never has, not going to start now.
I think these metro mayors are a completely unnecessary level of governance and a waste of public money. Bit like Police and Crime Commissioners.
What a surprise Andy Burnham Labour trying to convince us that the people of the North should put their faith in Labour, let me think, oh yeah Labour couldn't care about the North, they have taken the North for granted and believe that holding London is way more important. I don't think COrbyn and Abbott and the rest of the labour know where the north was in the last election.
What do you mean 'since the 1980s?'? It's never stopped, Faisal!
The North has never recovered since the steel, shipbuilding and textile industries were sold off by the Tories.
New Labour building 1000's of call centres and warehouses on the old spots isn't progress; it's an insult to those skilled communities!
And still the London elite honestly cannot understand why the North voted Leave!
The North has never recovered since the steel, shipbuilding and textile industries were sold off by the Tories.
New Labour building 1000's of call centres and warehouses on the old spots isn't progress; it's an insult to those skilled communities!
And still the London elite honestly cannot understand why the North voted Leave!
Even before COVID, TFL was going bankrupt. What kind of company operates a business model where over 60s go free, children go free, those who hop on to the bus from the rear go free & those who do pay are charged £1.50? Who’s paying the running costs? With COVID, working from home & home deliveries looking permanent, who will travel on London buses anyway?
Obviously you wanted to get this off your chest, but what's it got to do with either the North or Burnham ?
Here is the link to TFL's Annual Report.
http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-annual-report-2019-20.pdf
Please can you show people where it indicates TFL were going bankrupt.
http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-annual-report-2019-20.pdf
Please can you show people where it indicates TFL were going bankrupt.
Even before COVID, TFL was going bankrupt. What kind of company operates a business model where over 60s go free, children go free, those who hop on to the bus from the rear go free & those who do pay are charged £1.50? Who’s paying the running costs? With COVID, working from home & home deliveries looking permanent, who will travel on London buses anyway?
I live in Manchester.
Don't blame us; we didn't vote for him. The turnout was pathetic.
Nobody here wanted a highly paid Mayor, to just blame other highly paid politicians, with none of them taking responsibility for anything and them all denying accountability for everything.
Devolution never works.
Boris did tell the truth.
Don't blame us; we didn't vote for him. The turnout was pathetic.
Nobody here wanted a highly paid Mayor, to just blame other highly paid politicians, with none of them taking responsibility for anything and them all denying accountability for everything.
Devolution never works.
Boris did tell the truth.
And who in politics does tell the truth? Corbyn? Starmer?
Look closer to home Burnham!
Manchester University students have suffered "inequality" worse than any other UK student population.
They have been lied to, ripped off, double crossed, locked up under false house arrest in their flats, intimidated by MIB security guards, imprisoned behind steel fences and generally treated like criminals, with no rights.
A disgrace.
Manchester University students have suffered "inequality" worse than any other UK student population.
They have been lied to, ripped off, double crossed, locked up under false house arrest in their flats, intimidated by MIB security guards, imprisoned behind steel fences and generally treated like criminals, with no rights.
A disgrace.
And what makes him think he has the right to speak for the North?
Total oxygen thief
Total oxygen thief
So you are quite happy to let some, out of touch, upper class twit, speak for the North, eh.
You must be proud of yourself, for falling for their lies Baaaa....
You must be proud of yourself, for falling for their lies Baaaa....
Those in the North, who voted Leave, did so out of spite and envy. Therefore when they become poorer, due to their selfish vote, they will have nobody to blame but themselves.
???
He's a useless Mayor of Manchester, now based on my knowledge of geography, that is but one town. It most certainly does not represent the North.
He jumped out of his MP job to try and look important in the Mayors job.
A job that is a waste of time. Just like him.
He's a useless Mayor of Manchester, now based on my knowledge of geography, that is but one town. It most certainly does not represent the North.
He jumped out of his MP job to try and look important in the Mayors job.
A job that is a waste of time. Just like him.
There are plenty of upper class people in Labour, some of whom try to pretend they have a deprived background.
Such a skewed view of the north, perpetuated by a southern media obsessed with portraying the north as uniformly grim. Sure, the north has more than its fair share of deprived areas, esp in the post-industrial heartlands along the M62, but there's also plenty of affluence spread across large swathes of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Northumberland etc, not to mention lovely countryside.
So you are quite happy to let some, out of touch, upper class twit, speak for the North, eh.
You must be proud of yourself, for falling for their lies Baaaa....
You must be proud of yourself, for falling for their lies Baaaa....
And what makes him think he has the right to speak for the North?
I will presume you typed that didn't you, doesn't it say North.......??
Methinks you doth protest too much..
I will presume you typed that didn't you, doesn't it say North.......??
Methinks you doth protest too much..
???
He's a useless Mayor of Manchester, now based on my knowledge of geography, that is but one town. It most certainly does not represent the North.
He jumped out of his MP job to try and look important in the Mayors job.
A job that is a waste of time. Just like him.
He's a useless Mayor of Manchester, now based on my knowledge of geography, that is but one town. It most certainly does not represent the North.
He jumped out of his MP job to try and look important in the Mayors job.
A job that is a waste of time. Just like him.
Well, Andy, I live in Northumberland ... perhaps you should look at a map, Manchester is the deep South or Midlands at best.
Is it just you and the Mayor of London who seem to do little except self promotion, or is it all of the unwanted mayors ?