50 years ago

[jeepster]

The terrible tragedy of Aberfan so so sad.

[BLUETIT]

ABERFAN DISASTER was in 1966, it's 51 years

[Barry Shitpeas]

9.15 on October 21st 1966. Never fails to stop you in your tracks when you think about what happened.

[ian gibson]

This is worth a look.

http://icrapoport.com/nightmares-of-a-disaster/

[The Bob Banker Spanker]

All disasters are devastating but you have to feel if Aberfan happened in England it would get far more attention year after year.
It was an absolute tragedy.

[Jordi Culé]

All disasters are devastating but you have to feel if Aberfan happened in England it would get far more attention year after year.
It was an absolute tragedy.

Although it's always referred to as a disaster in reality it was criminal negligence from the NCB.

[xsnaggle]

It was a Friday. I remember it well.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

All disasters are devastating but you have to feel if Aberfan happened in England it would get far more attention year after year.
It was an absolute tragedy.

Did you miss the extensive coverage last year?

[TH63]

Although it's always referred to as a disaster in reality it was criminal negligence from the NCB.

Compounded by a shameful response by them

[Bluebirds of Kazakhstan]

It was a Friday. I remember it well.

Was the same age as some of those that died, and although I was too young to truly comprehend what had happened the day and subsequent anniversary resonate with me due to my mother's reaction

Shall we say that my mum was not the most affectionate of mothers, but I always remember walking home from school for lunch and looking up and seeing her waiting at the end of the road. To my memory she had never done this before, or never afterwards, but I always remember the tears in her eyes, and the the cwtch that she game me.

So out of character for her but I suppose it was what all mothers were feeling at the time

[Jordi Culé]

Compounded by a shameful response by them

Shameful response from the government too, a Labour government.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...tedly-12025941

[Nick]

https://thevietgwent.wordpress.com/2...system-at-all/

An excellent blog from 12 months ago about events 51 years ago.

[Colonel Cærdiffi]

Shameful response from the government too, a Labour government.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...tedly-12025941

I hope you post that article every year so everyone can be in no doubt as to just how shameful that episode was and how little Westminster gives a fvck about Wales.

[Jordi Culé]

I hope you post that article every year so everyone can be in no doubt as to just how shameful that episode was and how little Westminster gives a fvck about Wales.

Westminster cares little for anyone. It appears the political elite will cover up and defend any of their institutions wrong doings to suit their agenda.

Hillsborough, Orgreave are other examples of this.