Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock View Post
My son told me he didnt want to work the way I had over the years . I have mostly been behind a desk running my company for the last 30 years .
I actually agree with him. quality of life is so much more important than the dollar..
Unfortunately I had to live my life to realise that.
That's very true but in the mining villages there was very little alternative employment . There is and was a case for social employment ......its better than having everyone on benefits .....which Thatcher actually encouraged to take people's eyes off the unemployment figures