Miller gate

[Steve]

A northern expression " Its Miller Gate" or " Millagate" was used to refer to somewhere being extremely busy. What are its origins?

[woolley]

There are many actual places called Miller Gate or Miller's Gate, which may have been very busy. Another 'Millergate' refers to an alleged cover-up over bandleader Glenn Miller's death. The US Army claimed he was killed in a war-time plane crash over the Channel, but there's a theory that Miller was a hero who worked undercover on secret missions. Revelations about the US Army cover-up can be found in 'Millergate: the Final Solution', by David Wright.