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  I was miner, I was there, I lived it.
  I know the facts and how it all evolved.
  
  You just read about it, watched from your armchair and was force fed Bull-hit about it.
  The real intimidation was between families torn apart through one member who could not see she was dishing out false promises and those who could see they were about to lose their collieries. Those families were the biggest losers in that battle, they are still torn apart.
  
  We had a National Ballot prior to the strike and it was quashed in the high courts, which is what would have happened again if we had one.
  
  Question not answered. "Why did the coal board, under orders from thatcher, order the closure of Corton Wood, in March?"

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