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Did this country fall to bits in 1945 after the second world war?
This whole issue with Livingstone Road baths was a done deal from day one and even half of the roof was removed to help the poor old building fall to bits.
What guarantees do we have if they fall to bits as soon as we get back?
I THINK Jane Davidson is living in cloud cuckoo land if she thinks these plastic carrier bags last between 500 to 1,000 years; they are so thin they fall to bits after six to 12 months, much faster in the sun.
That's what the Government argued in the 1920s when it first allowed the TA to fall to bits.
Python Properties, also submitted plans (ignored) to restore the much missed North Riding Infirmary, another building which was shamelessly allowed to fall to bits - and we all know what happened there (all that remains is the portico, pictured).
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