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South of the River – Where have the banks gone?

On 3 May 2013 By leeds11

Tomorrow, May the fourth, is Star Wars day. I was going to write about it, but I notice that rather like the planet Alderaan, our banks are disappearing. Any similarity between Darth Vader and bank bosses is purely coincidental. South Leeds Life carried the story last week that Yorkshire Bank

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South of the River – Unintended Consequences

On 19 April 2013 By leeds11

How on earth could Iain Duncan Smith and William Hill be good for South Leeds? If they are, it’s all about unintended consequences. I’ve talked previously about the havoc that the government’s welfare “reforms” will bring to South Leeds. Someone else has commented that calling them “reforms” is like saying

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South of the River – Ding Dong The Witch Is Gone

On 12 April 2013 By leeds11

So. Farewell then, Margaret Thatcher as EJ Thribb (17½) would say in Private Eye. Keith’s mum can’t get re-housed because you sold off all the council houses and didn’t allow councils to replace them. Well you didn’t really think I’d write about anything else this week did you? We had

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South of the River – Where have the banks gone?

South of the River – Unintended Consequences

South of the River – Ding Dong The Witch Is Gone

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