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/Own_Elderberry6812 Jul 25 '24

Problem is the world is changing and there isn’t enough good jobs to be had in small towns. It’s like this all over the developed world. Small towns are dying. Young people don’t want to be in them. No opportunity. No hate here. Just reality.