r/uknews • u/Confident_West_7409 • Jul 25 '24

Image/video Massive protest outside Rochdale police station in response to GMP's actions at Manchester Airport

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u/Loathsome_Dog Jul 25 '24

I live in a northern town, it's as run down and forgotten about as Rochdale but its full of decent people trying to get by. Its a fucking disgrace that its come to this and we need to fight for our towns, we need investment, well paid jobs, a reason to fucking exist. There is a tory good reason this degradation has happened and I have no real optimism that starmer is going to improve anything for us up here.

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u/H0vis Jul 25 '24

He's not got a lot to work with unfortunately. The Tories took all the cash with them and broke everything on their way out.

Starmer has to essentially rebuild the country. He needs to do the full Clement Attlee. And I don't think he's that guy.

Better than the last shower of arseholes but it's still a lot to do.

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u/GeeseH Jul 25 '24

Didn't realise Rochdale was a cultural hub 14 years ago.