Chapter 2 of The Politics of Wrath

1985 WANSBECK– the £1.5 Million scam. The prologue Wansbeck District Council was dominated by the Labour Party from when it was first formed in the early 1970’s. It covered an area covering Ashington, Newbiggin by the Sea, Bedlington, Guidepost and Stakeford. Coal mining had dominated the Wansbeck area since the mid 19th Century and had […]