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LeftishBrit

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5. I don't think I saw the series, but I do remember Hatton

Reply to onager (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 11:05 AM

Mar 2014

He was a borderline-corrupt machine politician in Liverpool who rather bizarrely used hard-left ideology as his vehicle - though such things are not unknown. Got expelled from the Labour Party in the 80s. Ended up as quite a wealthy businessman and property developer, IIRC.

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I remember that! LeftishBrit Feb 2014 #1

Hey! Thank you! Got any comments on this one? onager Feb 2014 #2

GBH is good uriel1972 Feb 2014 #3

Thanks! About Irving... onager Feb 2014 #4

I don't think I saw the series, but I do remember Hatton LeftishBrit Mar 2014 #5