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Obviously being a Conservative and an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, I don't find it all good taste that people should celebrate her death, which, perhaps I should remind people, hasn't happened yet.
Arthur Scargill was as much to blame for closing the mines as anyone, more so perhaps, but your views are always dependant on what side of the fence you are on.
It was a very emotive period back then. To my mind, closing the pits wasn't the worst thing (my Dad worked down the mines in Lancashire from when he was 14 to 20 and said it was the worst job anyone could do), the (apparant) lack of care afterwards perhaps and no retraining for any kind of work, meant than many communities were dying on their feet and no future.
Steve Manion, DDC Councillor has managed to secure many millions for coal-field communities, that otherwise may not have come here.
Not all Conservatives are bad; not all Labour are good - and vice versa.
Roger