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it was Wilson, dont think many closed under Callaghan (i dont think he had any say did he?). presumably, Wilson had a plan in place for those closures. i ask because i'd have thought the sme plans would apply to the later closures, but since no plans where there in the 80's one wonders if...

in what way were they made worse? and further, coming on the points about planning, are PFI inherently at fault? couldn't PFI as originally devised provide long term ownership and financial interest in the delivery of infrastructure, separated from the underlying services?

highlighting there were no plans for communities where mines were closed down for some time before Thatcher vs Scargill. always focus on the mines, why not the docks which were closed down the previous decade? the problems there are similar to this issue, a general lack of long term policy we...

thats a nice idea. what happened to the plans to do this from the 60s when they started to run down the coal mines?

pension deficits are technical issues, and may even be the cause of company in financial problems, as they become little more than a host for the pension fund. they are often in deficit on paper while being secure. general finance management seems to be the problem here, its not unusual for...