Michael Heseltine

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Originally Posted by JamesWales

Yeah sure, she wanted to smash the union's and the NUM probably fell into a trap on that.

I just think there's this image created of a thriving community that was decimated in the 80s. But by that point it had been in decline for sixty years and hundreds and hundreds of pits had gone, here and across much of western Europe.

I didn't live through it anyway.

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You are a tory

You don't live

You are on batteries

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

You are a tory

You don't live

You are on batteries

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You need new ones that's for sure.

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Originally Posted by JamesWales

You need new ones that's for sure.

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I am on an intravenous drip

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Originally Posted by JamesWales

Yeah sure, she wanted to smash the union's and the NUM probably fell into a trap on that.

I just think there's this image created of a thriving community that was decimated in the 80s. But by that point it had been in decline for sixty years and hundreds and hundreds of pits had gone, here and across much of western Europe.

I didn't live through it anyway.

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"I didn't live through it anyway."

Try reading about it Jimbo, not just selected parts that suit whatever opinion you usually try and construct. Research both sides of the issues though. Use a bit of context and that self proclaimed nuance of yours.

Start with 'The Enemy Within' link provided for you.

https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/seum...1#GOR001641258

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Originally Posted by Jordi Culé

"I didn't live through it anyway."

Try reading about it Jimbo, not just selected parts that suit whatever opinion you usually try and construct. Research both sides of the issues though. Use a bit of context and that self proclaimed nuance of yours.

Start with 'The Enemy Within' link provided for you.

https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/seum...1#GOR001641258

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Is that Seamus Milne book the definitive history of coal mining in the UK in the last century is it? I'll have to check it out.

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Originally Posted by JamesWales

Is that Seamus Milne book the definitive history of coal mining in the UK in the last century is it? I'll have to check it out.

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James I expect a better response from you. You've lowered yourself to a pithy and disingenuous reply.

I thought this book which is obviously anti Thatcher but well researched about the Miners Strike might also give you some information to ponder about the 'dark forces' of government and how totalitarian states can work.

You seem to be very interested in the topic on another thread.

Happy reading.