One small point. The story about Hitler and the town hall we tell locally is that he wanted the huge stained glass windows at the top of the grand staircase (see pics)and planned to have them shipped to Germany after their glorious victory.
The main staircase has been used in countless films and TV dramas as a stand-in for the Houses of Commons, which bars film crews from using the real thing.
On reading the post here about Labour being very jumpy that Asian voters will turn away in the coming by-election because of its stance on Gaza, this throws a very interesting light on Galloway putting himself forward as a candidate. As I've mentioned before, the Rochdale borough (which includes Heywood and Middleton) has a sizeable Asian population. Galloway's strong support of Gaza and condemnation of Israel might swing it in his favour. It will certainly fragment the "left" vote. That's presumably why Labour has chosen an Asian candidate to stand.
What larks!
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