Thread: The Miner's Strike - 25 years ago yesterday..
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Old 13-03-2009, 01:22   #29
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Re: The Miner's Strike - 25 years ago yesterday..
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Originally Posted by harmitage View Post
I agree although I don't think the outcome would have been different. It was a strike that was always going to be lost. The human cost was not important to Thatcher, she was hell bent on revenge for what the unions did to previous Tory administrations. Thatcher had the support of the press, especially the red tops, and hence the British public.

It's interesting that Scargill recently revealed that their had been strike deals agreed on 5 separate occasions and the first four were sabotaged by Thatcher.

They may will be flawed recollections but I wouldn't really be surprised if it was the case. I suspect that Thatcher knew she had won but wanted to make the victory final.
Precisely, Thatcher would have just changed the law, to suit her agenda. Even if there had been an overwhelming majority, she would have declared it illegal and forced another until reached the result she wanted.
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