Return to 1979

[Cyberman]

In 1979 we had the winter of discontent with dead bodies not being buried. According to the Mail on Sunday we are now revisiting that era.

The Dept for Work and Pensions is delaying payments for burial aid to poor families. It can now take 5 weeks to bury a dead relative. OOPS !!!

[gordonbrown]

There is no comparison. The brief problems of 1978/1979 were caused by a few trade union demands that were, in hindsight, ill-advised.

But the current credit problems are a world-wide phenomenon, not of Britain's making. World leaders are now following my lead in resolving those problems.

Regarding burials, never believe everything you read in the Mail On Sunday.

[Cyberman]

... and I suppose there is no comparison between the debt levels that we had then, Denis Healey's visit to the IMF for a bail-out in 1976 and the current crisis. There is a least ONE thing in common.

[PRC1964]

There is no comparison. The brief problems of 1978/1979 were caused by a few trade union demands that were, in hindsight, ill-advised.

But the current credit problems are a world-wide phenomenon, not of Britain's making. World leaders are now following my lead in resolving those problems.

Regarding burials, never believe everything you read in the Mail On Sunday.

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[Stan.goodvibes]

Regarding burials, never believe everything you read in the Mail On Sunday.

I'm confused. never believe anything you read in the Mail on Sunday, or just don't believe the articles regarding burials?