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  GARYC;
  I share fully your view
  with regard to militancy, far from what maggie tried to portray
  none of those charged were found guilty
  
  i recall being in yorkshire during part of the strike and the media image, and tory politicians trying to portray the N.U.M as the ones in the wrong and mindless hooligans.
  when in fact it was the complete opposite.
  
  there was so much that did little to help relationships between unons.managers
  and wirkforces in general.
  no one wants to strike it is always a last resort.
  
  i do feel scargill should have prepared himself better over the years rather than taking the same confrontationsal approach, but that said a lot of what he said about pit closures (denied at the time by the tories) did happen.
  
  i did have a year down tilmanstone so have a little exerience and as an active trade unionist all my life have seen things from that side
  and like garyc iv stood out at times hen national excutives have tried to force things through without ballot
  was one that supported /campaigned for ballots to be held before disputes took place.
  othes may recall unions used to just walk out like FORDS, N.,U.R.
  Thus to today.

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