Martin O'Neill
@DrNostromo
A little boy from Merthyr always, always
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Some people to follow on political activism: Chris Williamson Prem Sikka Emma Dent Coad Richard Murphy Taj Ali Tom London George Galloway MP Clem - The PM David__Osland Peter Oborne Alex Callinicos Howard Beckett Zarah Sultana MP Carol Vorderman BladeoftheSun Nesrine Malik Ann Pettifor
Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru | National Slate Museum This slate demonstration shows how finely Welsh slate can be cut - to less than 5mm. Apprentices would have started training at 12 and studied these techniques for 5 years, though sadly most miners did not live to 50 due to the deadly slate dust.
Ben Curtis John ‘the importance of ideas & information’ Aditya Chakrabortty 1n 1938 a Royal Commission recommended razing Merthyr to the ground and moving the population to Hereford.
This followed severe economic depression and 75% unemployment for much of the 1930s.
In 1939 the war came and Merthyr employment improved but it has never been affluent