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JAN;
I think you will find that maggie was the one unwilling to compromise.
You are correct that maggie was extreme, and arthur to, but you will find that arthur was hounded by the press when he announced how many pits were to close, the national press/.tories said hes in cloud cuckoo land, but at the end of the day it came true (sadly)
I has 12 months down tilmanstone which was enough for me, i recall on my training
the instructor telling us all that if you stayed working underground(near the face) you are nearly guarenteed to get the miners disease
on my 12th month i was informed i would be working on the face permanently, thats a job i respect all those that did it day in and day out.
What was also impressive was the comraderie, everyone looking out for everyone else, in what was a very dangerous job at times.
The other tragic part of the closures was the dismantling of communities, local shops, communities working together, all ripped apart.
there are some good tory cllrs as there are some good labour cllrs
which would probably have been a better line for roger to have put