robboman Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Sobering thought... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35842488?SThisFB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Imagine hoe bad it would be without Saddleworth's money.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 At least St Albans haven't got a football league team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchierich Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 We finished above West Brom, Liverpool and Walsall.........that is a cracking result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAV Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 No :censored:. .we are all skint and living in doorways in the north, whilst our southern shandy drinking friends light their fags with £50 notes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I've lived in the poshest and the poorest towns then. There's no mention of London which has the most of both. People in comparable jobs will have much better disposable income in the North. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 But I thought McMahon had done so much to improve the town ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliggi Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 All very well and good having double the money down south but if ya paying 4 times more for your house technically that makes northerners much better off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Mikey Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 A one, a two, a one two three four: We already know We already know Oldham's a :censored:-hole.......we already know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbs1trg Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 All very well and good having double the money down south but if ya paying 4 times more for your house technically that makes northerners much better off ...valid point, but deprivation is more than just income - it's a whole basket of stuff including health, education and crime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I like Oldham and it's definitely on the up with M&S on the way and the tram has also improved the town, it also looks great in the summer with it's floral displays. The poverty in certain parts is obvious and I wouldn't want to play it down but there are far worse places to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I like Oldham and it's definitely on the up with M&S on the way and the tram has also improved the town, it also looks great in the summer with it's floral displays. The poverty in certain parts is obvious and I wouldn't want to play it down but there are far worse places to be. Like Burnley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 But I thought McMahon had done so much to improve the town ... Doesn't help when the govt distributes to favour wealthier areas. Funny how Northern councils have had cuts and South Western ones haven't.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Like Burnley. Exactly what I said. Blackburn must me there or thereabouts too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Doesn't help when the govt distributes to favour wealthier areas. Funny how Northern councils have had cuts and South Western ones haven't.... That will be the Tories looking after their own then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) All very well and good having double the money down south but if ya paying 4 times more for your house technically that makes northerners much better off But somehow council tax is mainly cheaper in the richer rather than the deprived areas, nothing to do with the Tories of course. Edited March 19, 2016 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeykieran Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 But somehow council tax is mainly cheaper in the richer rather than the deprived areas, nothing to do with the Tories of course. Less need for expensive services like policing, social services, health etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Summers Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Accrington, Barrow, Nelson, Ashton are all worse.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a forte Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Just think there was once more millionaires living in oldham and Shaw than the rest of the world put together!! Bring back the chimneys lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 The story is that there were more millionaires per head of population in Shaw than anywhere else Still impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 The story is that there were more millionaires per head of population in Shaw than anywhere else Still impressive Especially when you factor in how many of them have several heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I like Oldham and it's definitely on the up with M&S on the way and the tram has also improved the town, it also looks great in the summer with it's floral displays. The poverty in certain parts is obvious and I wouldn't want to play it down but there are far worse places to be. Rochdale ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 That will be the Tories looking after their own then. In the last 20 years......less than 1 year of a Tory Government, 5 years of a coalition government, 13 years of a Labour Government In Oldham 3 years of Lib Dem council and 17 years of Labour council. Think about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Less need for expensive services like policing, social services, health etc. So deprived areas need more council tax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Rochdale ? I'd say Oldham has far more going for it than Burnley or Crewe, just two examples that spring to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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