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A big well done to the Tory's for cleaning up dirty old run down Wigan

Tories.

Lord Michael Heseltine, (Tarzan) the man who got rid of Mrs T. Good bloke, Michael (He still replies to emails from the public, even though they are no longer constituents to whom he has to pander.)

Last time, he asked 'One Nation Conservatives' to vote Labour rather than lend their support to the populist-nationalist anti-democratic alt-right who have taken over the Tory party!

Ena. I actually worked (as a senior civil servant) directly for Michael Heseltine in Westminster in the early I990s. I wrote speeches for him and advised on technical issues. I can confirm that he is one of the nicest, most genuine and caring people you could ever meet. He had a genuine empathy for people and his staff would almost literally do anything for him.

Please note by the way I have never ever voted for his Party so have no axe to grind . But he genuinely is a truly nice, caring guy.

He told a nice story of the very old trees on his estate and the changing historical generations those trees would have witnessed .

Just shows how many people are involved in making a piece for television, 3 cameras and a sound man sticking a microphone across to the barge.

So what missis fancy grammar school knicker, nobody is bothered that you can spell better than Mick, what ever the lad writes its true and more interesting than anything that you can come up with.

Syd how old are you exactly?. The mind ‘boggles!’

Just thinking similar myself Veronica. What you've written is quite laughable Syd, and I'm sure it shall be like water off a duck's back as far as Irene will be concerned.

Mick, whatever makes you think any Tories in the cleaning up of dirty old run down Wigan got stuck in with a pair of Marigolds and a scrubbing brush?

All dues to Gil Swift Director of Leisure at the time in his persuasions to the Labour council that the Wigan Pier project would work - it did and was a roaring success! He did have some great ideas.

Syd Smith, my comment "tories" was meant to say that the people in the boat were tories, and had nothing whatsoever to do with Mick's spelling. If Harold Wilson had been in the prow of the boat I would have put "labour leaders". Get your facts right before you start accusing people. If I HAD cast aspersions on Mick's spelling, it would be justified, not because of his actual spelling, but because of the fact that he often makes many personal remarks about the people on here, which he shouldn't do if he can't take it back, but in this instance you have completely misinterpreted "Miss Grammar School Knickers's" comment. Yes, I CAN spell and I am good at grammar, but I can't add up to save my life, can't drive a car and can't change a plug. Everyone has their strengths and their weaknesses., and I, as much as anyone, appreciate that.

Syd - I can see the sound man on the right holding a fluffy mike - but no one walking along on the water alongside sticking a mike in front of his nibs.

We all know Syd is exactly the same age as Mick .

I’m not altogether convinced it is Syd but his altar ego himself…..Ghosting as usual or would that be Gaslighting!?

The man is an ego manic . Anyone who makes up non existent
characters to promote themselves is clearly bonkers .

it wasn't a sound man with a fluffy mike David, it was Ken Dodd with his tickling stick trying to raise a laugh with Michael Heseltine and his Tory colleagues, he was told it wouldn't work as can be seen, however he worked wonders with Bernard Coyle and his Labour colleagues.

Michael Heseltine would have welcomed a day away from the Downing Street cabinet room, because with his ears always being so red Maggie Thatcher would have given them a really good slapping at every chance she had.

Well said Irene