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Relief and suspicion at Scunthorpe steelworks

1 week ago | msn.com | Paul Routledge

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Relief and suspicion at Scunthorpe steelworks - 'They bought it to shut it down'

1 week ago | mirror.co.uk | Paul Routledge

Relief and suspicion at Scunthorpe steelworks - 'They bought it to shut it down'A week after Keir Starmer took control of the Scunthorpe steelworks after a unique Saturday sitting of MPs, we visited the plant to find out what the workers at the centre of the dramatic move really thinkA shimmering heat rises above Anne and Bess, the last two blast furnace queens of Scunthorpe, silhouetted on the Lincolnshire skyline.
Journey back in time to the Victorian age inside Britain's last lace factory

2 months ago | msn.com | Paul Routledge

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Turn back the clock to the Victoria age inside Britain's last lace factory

2 months ago | msn.com | Paul Routledge

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Turn back the clock to the Victoria age inside Britain's last lace factory - frozen in time

2 months ago | mirror.co.uk | Paul Routledge

Clunkety-clunk! Clatter, clatter, clatter! Thump, thump! It's so loud you need ear protectors. But it was the theme tune of the Industrial Revolution that put the Great into Britain, and it's still the soundtrack of artistic success. You can hear it in the Derbyshire hill town of Ilkeston, where Cluny Lacemakers continue to use Victorian methods of producing the world's finest lace – so tough you can't tear it.
‘Count your blessings - at least we don't have a Kemi-Farage coalition’

Jan 9, 2025 | mirror.co.uk | Paul Routledge

There are times when we are wise to count our blessings. This is one of them. By all means criticise Sir Keir Starmer’s shaky start to what was billed as Labour’s decade of change and renewal. But consider the alternative : a Tory government under hard-faced Kemi Badenoch or Trump-loving Nigel Farage – or possibly both, in coalition. And think twice.
'Vlad the Invader is scenting total victory in Ukraine and will cost UK dear'

Dec 6, 2024 | mirror.co.uk | Paul Routledge

Spare a thought for the besieged people of Ukraine, who are now facing a third Christmas under Russia’s war of terror. They endure a daily barrage of bombs, rockets and drone attacks, often without heat or light in freezing winter nights. Six million fled, seeking refuge across Europe. And 250,000 – the equivalent population of Southampton or Stoke-on-Trent – have been welcomed here.
'Vlad the Invader is scenting total victory in Ukraine and will cost UK dear'

Dec 5, 2024 | msn.com | Paul Routledge

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'Only secure jobs and decent wages can get people off sickness benefits'

Nov 29, 2024 | msn.com | Paul Routledge

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‘A few inches of snow in November? It's child's play compared to 1963’s Big Freeze’

Nov 23, 2024 | mirror.co.uk | Paul Routledge

I KNEW something was up when Keighley suddenly appeared on the BBC national weather map. My suspicions were confirmed next day when Hebden Bridge was also rescued from meteorological obscurity. These Pennine towns rarely make Look North, never mind the national forecast, but now they’re famous. Why? Snow was coming! You know, the white stuff that comes down from grey clouds and stops the trains running. You must remember it from childhood.