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Title: Red Robbo id dead.
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 31 October 2017, 14:24:58
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41820070

If he had hung on a bit longer, Corbyn might be in number 10, and would likely have given him a full state funeral.  ;D
Title: Re: Red Robbo id dead.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 31 October 2017, 14:35:22
I remember him well.

A socialist icon.
Title: Re: Red Robbo id dead.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 31 October 2017, 14:41:39
He was the one person that managed to do what I always thought was impossible..........make a shit British car company shitter.
Title: Re: Red Robbo id dead.
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 31 October 2017, 16:48:34
He was the curse of British Leyland and the government of the day.

Along with the management at Longbridge, he contributed heavily to the failure of that part of the British motor industry >:(
Title: Re: Red Robbo id dead.
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 31 October 2017, 16:50:26
Im pretty sure he was a soviet agent, as many in the upper echelons of the Union movement were at that time.
BL never stood a chance of surviving while he was calling strikes almost every week.
The frightening thing is that those who now inhabit the upper echelons of the Labour party are just like him.
Title: Re: Red Robbo id dead.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 31 October 2017, 16:58:21
He was the curse of British Leyland and the government of the day.

Along with the management at Longbridge, he contributed heavily to the failure of that part of the British motor industry >:(

They say his mum liked him. :)
Title: Re: Red Robbo id dead.
Post by: ronnyd on 31 October 2017, 17:31:14
He was the curse of British Leyland and the government of the day.

Along with the management at Longbridge, he contributed heavily to the failure of that part of the British motor industry >:(

They say his mum liked him. :)
Bit like the Krays then. :)
Title: Re: Red Robbo id dead.
Post by: Tony H on 31 October 2017, 19:55:17
He was the curse of British Leyland and the government of the day.

Along with the management at Longbridge, he contributed heavily to the failure of that part of the British motor industry >:(

Agreed he would call a strike even if the management changed the colour of the toilet paper without consulting the union and would demand a workers vote on the change bog roll colour  >:(
Title: Re: Red Robbo id dead.
Post by: STEMO on 31 October 2017, 20:26:17
.......to red.  ;D
Title: Re: Red Robbo id dead.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 31 October 2017, 20:46:51
He was the curse of British Leyland and the government of the day.

Along with the management at Longbridge, he contributed heavily to the failure of that part of the British motor industry >:(

Agreed he would call a strike even if the management changed the colour of the toilet paper without consulting the union and would demand a workers vote on the change bog roll colour  >:(
This is why I hate union mentality... and it bothers me greatly that my TUPE consultation process involes Unite on any level.
Title: Re: Red Robbo id dead.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 01 November 2017, 11:06:13
It is true that unions can become all powerful and lose sight of the people they are there to represent. This is not good.

We should remember though that without the unions the common man would probably still be working 14 hours a day seven days a week for a loaf of stale bread.