Reform UK’s coal mining plans branded ‘fantasy politics’ 

Who in a 21st-century developed country actually wants to go back to working in a coal mine? And who would own these mines? Would they even be Welsh owned, or just another external company extracting wealth while Wales takes the burden? Its the same old story: Wales being offered the jobs no one else wants, dressed up as “economic opportunity.” In reality, its exploitation. And its no different than under Welsh Labour, except with them its call centres and low-value industries. What Wales actually needs is a government that puts Welsh economic interests first, building high-skill industries, investing in our people, and tackling the ongoing brain drain that continues to hollow out our communities.

Between the mid - 18th Century and the closing of the mines at the end of the 20th Century almost 5,300 individuals (mostly men and some boys) were killed in Welsh coal mines. By supporting the reopening of some of these (now flooded) mines, Reform UK is clearly happy to put the lives of even more Welsh miners in grave danger. This may be acceptable to Reform members but it is surely not acceptable to any decent, civilised person in the 21st Century.

Why not go even further and bring back Ivor the Engine to transport the Coal.

They'll be wanting to send children back up chimneys next!!

What? A Liberal Democrat talking about something other than Brexit? Now that’s a surprise!

Nothing wrong with new coal mines if it's similar to the Aberpregwm that is still operating. Owned by local people, employs 160 workers and uses the latest technology. It produces high grade anthracite that is mainly used in carbon filters and domestic water filtration beds, but some is sold to be burnt in specialist consumers. I see no call to stop the steam train that goes up Yr Wyddfa and of course ground anthracite is an essential ingredient for electric arc furnaces to make high carbon steel. Better than importing from Russia or India.

Why is he saying this, farage is doing what he is told by his owners. Like the people that fund him on flights to the US such as Harbourne who lives not in the UK, where are Harbourne's interests? Over a year now since we stopped burning the stuff? Where will it go, not to the UK benefit, it will be the US grifters Nige put in charge on the open market. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/reform-uk-funders-nigel-farage-5-million-donations-fossil-fuels-tax-havens/

Broadly speaking, you will never get white Brits to go back to mining coal and the regressive Farij freakshow will know this so whilst his well oiled lie machine cranks on, i would like to bowl him an awkward googly by asking him how many millions of immigrants does he plan to ship in to do this work? It's hypothetical of course because it's all a barnstormingly MASSIVE LIE like everything else out of his foul mouth. I know that (worth less than) 30p Lee would leave them down the shaft for 24 hours. Work 6 til 6, sleep 6 til 6. He's already advocated this for fruit pickers in tents. Sick!

You have to laugh this Reform character with the double barelled moniker is not someone form the coalface He hails ls from middle Engalnd who did an Esports degree at Staffordshire university

Thatcher worshippers must also ask themselves if they really want to admit she was wrong and reverse her decision to make her turn in her grave or explain that she was willing to starve and beat up hundreds of miners just to get at Arthur Scargill. Mortal destruction of human beings was her priority just like RefUK. Anyway, what is the point of coal mining, fracking or anything if it is for the sole purpose our nations' exploitation and impoverishment for the benefit of the British Empire? Annibyniaeth! nawr!