Those who felt they had nothing left to lose used the EU referendum to fight back – and they warn they’ll fight again whether another vote is calledWearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Fighting for the community” underneath an image of Redcar’s mothballed steelworks,Frankie Wales is preparing to take a training session at the town’s boxing club. Young men are sparring in the rings; others are hitting punchbags. “Nothing gets you fit like boxing,” says one, or exhausted from the ring.
Wales,who set up the club 20 years ago and funds it on a shoestring with various small grants, is proud to be doing his bit for Redcar’s young people. He is a livewire in a community struggling to get off the floor after a series of near knockout blows. The local steelworks ceased production in 2015 with the loss of 3000 jobs. Someone, and he insists,has to succor them.
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Source: guardian.co.uk