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local Luddites simply crossed through the Trent, laid low in Beeston, before strolling nonchantly back into town. Even Nottinghamshire’s most dashing romantic hero, (and other Lord) Lord Byron mucked in. He was one of only a few men to defend the Luddites’ action. He dedicated his maiden speech in the House of Lords to their cause and later wrote a poem, in a letter to Thomas Moore, supporting their campaign, entitled Song for the Luddites (1816). He then fought a bear, swam a lake then slept with the whole of Italy. Possibly. Who Ned was remains a mystery, and it’s more than likely that he didn’t actually exist, but merely acted as a myth figure for those fighting for their livelihoods to focus on. However, this hasn’t stopped his more famous, oak tree-residing fellow myth becoming a symbol of fighting for what is right.
meanwhile, churning out inferior redundancy or relocation, and there will be awith „hiatus of goods a cheaper work-force, So let’s stop using ‘Luddite’ as an insult, trading‟. pocketed the profits while their and reclaim it as a compliment. As Story: Lord Beestonia with the help former staff languished.and Frustration technocrats and financial institutions „Relocation‟ is hardly an option for most of the staff. Those who work on part-time conof Cllr. Janet Patrick and bubbled-over and Nottingham seize control of governments, austerity tracts will not find travelling around, and possibly outside the county ,economically feasible. other helpful volunteers, took in over start 2,000shrouding signatures in exploded into years of contagious and unemployment Staff have not been given any sort of timeline on when this will happen, and how long this anger, focussed on those Luddites Europe, Ned Ludd may wake from his justthe a few hours, a true example of a community pulling „hiatus‟ will last for. If the inaction and incompetency of the parties concerned originally for together to ensurelong saw as in responsible and come visitingand again. thatsleep Beeston has a voice, not finding a site continues in the same manner it has done for the last few years, no one should merely at the mercy to the whims of developers, planning their plight. And when Hollywood finally gets be holding their breath. committees head offices. round to making the flashy biopic, The government responded with and chain-store However, there maybe some hope. Since the announcement broke, a huge groundswell has PLEASE: let ANYONE butyour a huge show of force, sending If you would like to make yourthem voicecast heard, write to Crowe, or their studios may go developed, attracting, and thus being perpetuated by, media interest in the form to of attempt the BBCto MP/local soldiers quell the councillor,Russell and sign the online petition at http:// the way of the stocking-frames… This only inflamed Radio Nottingham and The Nottingham Post. A petition was swiftly put frame-breakers. together by myself, www.ipetitions.com/petition/savewilkos/ . the troubles. It also proved highly “And down with all kings but King[s] Ludd ineffective when soldiers blockaded [and Beestonia]!” the only bridge back into the city after - Song for the Luddites, Lord Byron. an attack in Clifton, the returning Lord Beestonia