"Leadership in the Miners Union-Scargill, Arthur Rise to Power. At the time, Britain had 170 working. (The Yorkshire Left had already decided to stand him as their candidate even before the strike.) (1988), Trade unions and politics : thatchers assault on the unions ; the unions response, Kahn, Peggy, Staff members suddenly taken ill, or with long-standing medical appointments, require his personal consent to be absent from the office. ." It is a world of despair, of ashes, and coldness, and darkness, and the setting acts as a . RewriteRule . March 07, 2009. January 26. Page 316, [3] Harris, Robert. [42] Evans, Eric J. Thatcher and Thatcherism. How the Miners Strike Could Have Won. Socialist Worker (Britain). Yet he was a decisive figure in the great strike of 1984-85. Therefore, without support from key groups such as the Nottinghamshire miners and the dock workers, the striking miners were isolated which may have led to the failure of the strike itself. The miners had already built up a fearsome reputation as the shock troops for organised labour and during his time as leader of the Yorkshire coalfield, Mr Scargill had rarely been out of the news. [5] Benn, Tony. On the 20th of July 1984, Thatcher gave a speech to the 1922 committee where she deemed the miners as the enemy within going on to say We had to fight the enemy without, in the Falklands. Page 151. [7], Scargill became involved in the Yorkshire Left, a group of left-wing activists involved in the Yorkshire region of the NUM, its largest region. There was some controversy in February 1985 when Times journalist Paul Routledge engaged the Queen in discussion on the strike, and the Queen said that the strike was "all about one man", which Routledge objected to. Accessed October 10, 2018. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3815426/. [14], The vast majority of head-office staff took redundancy rather than move to Sheffield. [19] The NUM had previously held three ballots on a national strike, all of which rejected the proposal: 55% voted against in January 1982, and 61% voted against in both October 1982 and March 1983.[20]. It is reported that the police were getting between 600 and 1000 a week and many people believed that there just arent that many police available to move about. However, Thatcher, herself, has discredited this view saying He (Arthur Scargill) was making wild claims that the CEGB had only eight weeks of coal stocks. Downing Street Years. vufindString = {bulk_email_success: "Your item(s) were e-mailed",bulk_save_success: "Your item(s) were saved successfully",close: "close",loading: "Loading",sms_success: "Message sent. [24] Letwin, Shirley Robin. We're here to answer any questions you have about our services. In January 2014, the Prime Minister, David Cameron stated, "I think if anyone needs to make an apology for their role in the miners' strike it should be Arthur Scargill for the appalling way that he led the union. We always have to be aware of the enemy within, which is much more difficult to fight and more dangerous to liberty[28]. [38] Thatcher, Margaret. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of UKEssays.com. Page 345. In the 2001 general election, he ran against Peter Mandelson in Hartlepool. Accessed October 10, 2018. https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/37592/How the Miners Strike could have won. A miner at the age of 18, he was a member (1955-62) of the Young Communist League before joining the Labour Party.In 1981, Scargill became president of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).His attempt to confront Margaret Thatcher's programme of pit closures and anti-union legislation led to a miner's strike (1984-85). The properties will tell you the path and file name that cannot be found. Arthur Scargill (born 11 January 1938) [1] is a British trade unionist who was President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1982 to 2002. T he council chamber at the Barnsley HQ of the National Union of Mineworkers is a jaw-dropping sight: a huge, oak-panelled room, draped with banners that were once kept at collieries across. The View from No. This website uses cookies, you can find out more and set your preferences here. [21] Ridley, Nicholas. Accessed October 10, 2018. https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/37592/How the Miners Strike could have won. An article published in The Times in August 2015 stated that Scargill had spoken to the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union conference in June 2015, and that he was due to appear alongside Jeremy Corbyn at the Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign in September 2015. The union is known for leading the longest as well as the most violent miners` strike in the history of British history. [9] He had challenged Sam Bullough, the President of the Yorkshire area NUM, to act on the working hours of surface workers, given that the union's conference had passed a resolution that their hours be shortened the previous year. : S.n., 1996. In the 1997 general election, he ran against Alan Howarth, a defector from the Conservative Party to Labour, who had been given the safe seat of Newport East to contest. Scargill had condemned the killing at the time. This is given credence by striking miner, Arthur Wakefield; This time the police go berserk and the Riot Squad charge up the field with the Calvary they turn to where we are standing peacefully picketing and start hitting whoever they come across[34]. ", R.R. Therefore, we must conclude that whilst Arthur Scargills leadership was an important factor in the failure of the strike, it would be wrong to assume that this was the main reason as without the lack of support, especially from the Nottinghamshire miners, as well as the governments preparations, such as the stockpiling of coal, the miners strike might not have failed. S.l. London: Fontana, 1992. In 2012, the flat was valued at 1,500,000, and had 24/7 access to concierge services. Neil Kinnock even compared Scargill with a general who wanted another Gallipoli[3]. The authorities must be using the army[32]. [34] Scargill accepted Lightman's statement that many of his actions suffered from a lack of professional advice, which he was unwilling to be bound by. This article, far from being full of lies, hit the nail, well and truly, on the head. Nevertheless, this shows that the strike didnt fail from the lack of support in general, but rather the lack of support from key figures such as the Neil Kinnock from the Labour Party, as well as the Nottinghamshire miners who, if they had supported the miners, would have guaranteed a different outcome for the strike. An example of this is the NACODs strike whereby Ian McGregor ordered colliery overmen to cross violent picket lines if they were to get paid. The .htaccess file contains directives (instructions) that tell the server how to behave in certain scenarios and directly affect how your website functions. Atvery lease Mr Scargill was a leader of man and lead them unlike our current prime minister who couldn't lead a pack of sheep out of a field even though he resemble one. [57] Scargill supported the 2022 United Kingdom railway strike, joining an RMT picket line in Wakefield on 21 June 2022. September 09, 2018. [31] Campbell, John. ", Old Labour party constiturion, Clause 4 part IV, Yorkshire Area of the National Union of Mineworkers, "Arthur Scargill joins Battle of Saltley Gate 40th anniversary celebration", "The Nottinghamshire Miners, The Union of Democratic Mineworkers and the 198485 Miners' Strike: Scabs or Scapegoats? The Myth of Workers' Control (booklet) Person/Body (Historic): Scargill, Arthur. He lost on both occasions, winning 2.4% of the vote in Hartlepool at the 2001 general election. Back in 1983 (even before the great miners strike) the forunner of Solidarity (Socialist Organiser) condemned Scargills attacks on the independent Polish union movement Solidarnosc, but also identified the root cause of Scargills tragic error (nationalism) and denounced the hypocrisy of many of his critics within the labour movement: Its no news that Scargill has a scandalous attitude to Solidarnosc. [53] He was not attending any of the events to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the 1984 strike at the NUM. But Rule 43 said that a national strike can only be called if there was a ballot. He also represented the Barnsley Co-op at Cooperative congresses. Scargill won widespread applause for his response to the disaster at Lofthouse Colliery in Outwood, West Yorkshire, at which he accompanied the rescue teams underground and was on site for six days with the relatives of the seven deceased. The Anatomy of Thatcherism. . He was not addressed or greeted from the platform, though as Honorary Life President of the NUM it might be expected, as a courtesy if nothing else, that his presence would be acknowledged. The easiest way to edit a .htaccess file for most people is through the File Manager in cPanel. However, one of the most important factors in the failure of the miners strike has to be the lack of support especially from the Nottinghamshire miners and the falling through of the NACODs strike. Milne, Seumas. " [56], In July 2021 he spoke at the Rebel Town Festival in Jarrow. Andrew Marrs view on why the Miners strike failed is much more convincing as it gives credit to Scargills leadership skills while also saying not even he would be able to persuade every part of the industry to strike showing that Marr believes that Scargill was the best man for the job. This Mainstream media view holds that the strike failed because of Scargills extreme beliefs and bad decisions. Logger.logCoid("61c4e44a-8d58-45d2-8bc5-5fc2bd749aae"); The same nationalism explains why Arthur Scargill, alongside his industrial militancy, supports a not-at-all-militant programme of import controls, withdrawal from the EEC, and siege economy. These days he only gets to speak at the crankiest of Stalinist events. [17] Still the Enemy Within (2014). IMDb. Tony Benn. Wikipedia. Barnsley: Wharncliffe, 2002. Scargill has so burnt his bridges with the NUM and the broad left of the labour movement that his name is never mentioned at Durham miners gala or at other miners strike commemorations. It only demonstrates the individual and threat he was. Arthur Scargill (born 11 January 1938)[1] is a British trade unionist who was President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1982 to 2002. Barnsley: Wharncliffe, 2002. As for the EEC/EU, his anti- stance was in keeping with Labour Party Policy. Notice that the CaSe is important in this example. Edit the file on your computer and upload it to the server via FTP. Just click. Routledge, 1997. My Style of Government: The Thatcher Years. Scargill was involved in a High Court case in 1978 that set a precedent in UK labour law, known as Roebuck v NUM (Yorkshire Area) No 2. [14], Scargill was a very vocal opponent of Thatcher's Conservative government, frequently appearing on television to attack it. Airport staff at Leeds-Bradford Airport identified Scargill attempting to travel under a false name (Arthur Fenn) wearing a disguise on 20 July, and turned him away to purchase a genuine ticket with his true identity. The movement faced a huge confrontation from the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher, and the union was eventually defeated. Page 340. Accessed January 06, 2019. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3503545.stm. 100 0 _ a Arthur Scargill c British trade unionist (born 1938) 100 1 _ a Scargill, Arthur d (1938- ). [44] Thatcher, Margaret. Either way, please contact your web host immediately. Essay Writing Service. Seumas Milne argues that the miners had sued the police for assault, wrongful arrest, malicious persecution and false imprisonment and then went on to describe the battle of Orgreaves as an 8,000 riot police staged medieval-style mounted charges of unprecedented ferocity[33]. This confirms the fact that Thatcher and Ian McGregor often didnt see eye-to-eye, an example of this is the issue with the NACODs strike. If you have already uploaded the file then the name may be misspelled or it is in a different folder. "The strike wasn't just about Arthur Scargill or Margaret Thatcher, it was about a way of life. The issue of Scargills leadership is argued as the main reason that the miners strike failed. By continuing to use this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. For addon domains, the file must be in public_html/addondomain.com/example/Example/ and the names are case-sensitive. This included Norman Tebbits radical reforms[39] as put by Tony Benn, who was newly elected to the mining seat and a clear supporter of the 1984-85 Miners strike[40]. He says Support for the strike was virtually solid not only in old militant areasbut also (at first) in traditionally moderate Lancashire, Durham and Northumberland[19]. Eric Evans described him as aggressive and charismatic, but vain and politically limited[42], therefore showing his limitations as the head of NCB. [47], In 1996, Scargill founded the Socialist Labour Party after the Labour Party abandoned the original wording of Clause IV advocating the public democratic ownership[48] of key industries and utilities from their constitution. Shankland's and Hancock's life sentences for murder were reduced to eight years for manslaughter on appeal. 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