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27-05-2016, 08:03 AM
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What happened to the 'northern powerhouse'

George Osborne trumpeted the 'northern powerhouse' in a number of speeches. The whole reason for spending huge amounts of 'our' dosh on the discredited HS2 was in support of this wierd and wonderful 'northern powerhouse'. It was said it would regenerate the norther and create lots of jobs in the deprived parts of the north.

What has happened to those jobs? In the last few days the 'nasty party' scumbags have, very quietly (thought they'd get away with it unobserved???) moved those jobs from the 'northern powerhose' back to London.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...rhouse-8055822
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27-05-2016, 08:17 AM
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Re: What happened to the 'northern powerhouse'

there is no Northern Powerhouse. the plugs been plugged, EU referendum has taken first place in everything!
there is still a North /South divide and always will be, while the nasty party concentrate on making London and area the most important part of England, no where else exists up the map.
they've even taken our good trains and given us "pacer" trains which were meant to be scrapped years ago.
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27-05-2016, 08:45 AM
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Re: What happened to the 'northern powerhouse'

Just a sound bite like 'Top down politics' - Education, Education, Education - Back to basics etc.
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27-05-2016, 09:00 AM
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Re: What happened to the 'northern powerhouse'

Hi

Well Yorkshire won more gold medals in the Olympics than the rest.

Cut off London's power supply, keep our water to ourselves.

Cut off their food supplies.

Ban the export of Black Pudding

Border Control at Watford Gap.

Invade London, bunch of Southern Softies.

Bomb Brighton.

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27-05-2016, 09:56 AM
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Re: What happened to the 'northern powerhouse'

Originally Posted by swimfeeders ->
Hi

Well Yorkshire won more gold medals in the Olympics than the rest.

Cut off London's power supply, keep our water to ourselves.

Cut off their food supplies.

Ban the export of Black Pudding

Border Control at Watford Gap.

Invade London, bunch of Southern Softies.

Bomb Brighton.

Well said that man, im rousing the Mosstroopers. Repatriate the Lindisfarne Gospels.

Like most of the Tory soundbites, the Northern Powerhouse was nowt but lies.
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27-05-2016, 10:22 AM
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Re: What happened to the 'northern powerhouse'

For me the North ( including Scotland of course) has always been a 'power house' and we don't need any southerners pretending this is something new because they suddenly wake up to the fact that there actually is somewhere north of London
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27-05-2016, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Meg ->
For me the North ( including Scotland of course) has always been a 'power house' and we don't need any southerners pretending this is something new because they suddenly wake up to the fact that there actually is somewhere north of London
I'd agree with that I hate hearing of north south divide we had poverty down here just as north has their rich, no difference in people IMO
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27-05-2016, 10:56 AM
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Re: What happened to the 'northern powerhouse'

Perhaps the North should secede from the union and form a sovereign state. Now there's an intelligent idea!
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27-05-2016, 11:36 AM
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Re: What happened to the 'northern powerhouse'

It went into administration, mid noughties, along with all the other branches.
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27-05-2016, 01:08 PM
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Don't forget that the East End of London also had it's fair share of poverty. Not everyone in London is rich.
 
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