Violence in a South Wales Village

My brother recently refused to carry out some work his boss told him to do. He is a handyman at a Care Home in South Wales. The place makes a lot of money off of the individuals, the local council and the National Health system. The owner just closed another Care Home in a more remote village in a valley close to where Andy’s work is.
South Wales, since tin and then coal were discovered there, has been a hotbed of union militancy and socialist and communist struggle. Being called a Conservative was reserved as the worst of all insults. Today, the coal-mines are closed and unemployment is higher than most areas of Britain.
During floods two years ago this neighboring Care Home was closed for repairs and all the workers laid off. Only recently did it re-open and they only hired back some of the laid off workers. Then figuring it wasn’t the golden goose the owner hoped it would be, they closed the Care Home again. Permanently.
With jobs scarce, this was a big loss for the local village. Within days of closing some local people broke in, plugged up all the sinks and baths and opened the faucets. Andrew was asked to change the locks and he did. After that the Manager from Andy’s Care Home was asked to visit the premises regularly and check on it. While the Manager was inside her car was set on fire.
The boss asked Andy to go to the closed Home and board up the windows. He said No. Management asked if he was scared of violence. No. He said boarding up the place would feel “like crossing a picketline.” The owner would have to do it himself.
These bastards move their money around like they own everything and then get upset when some of the violence they wreak finally comes back and bites them.
People are fed up with taking it and want change. Eventually they will re-organize.