As New Year opened on 1910, almost immediately after New Years Day, a full month of local politics happened in Blantyre. Indeed, it was practically all which appeared in the news in January 1910. All three candidates in Blantyre quickly took up a schedule for their oratory, booking venues in the village and things were […]
I was surprised on TWO counts to see this record in 1935 of a miner standing for parliamentary elections. Also due to his level of expenses, which in 1935 for that campaign were £320 (a sum of £21,000 in today’s money!). PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, 14th November, 1935. SUMMARY THE ELECTION EXPENSES OF JOHN JAMES FRASER, of […]