Mick

Should have been held to account for so many things he was responsible for. The sheer arrogance that appears to have been displayed by this pig headed snot nose is truely astounding and how then Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, rejected his resignation. It is documented on Wikipedia that it has been suggested that the resignation was 'bogus', because it's claimed Robens knew it would have been rejected anyway and that Robens left the NCB in 1971, claiming his 'tenure' was a success.

In today's political world, this would have been a scandal to beat all other scandals, forget Expenses claims and dodgy friendships with the Defense Secretary. This was a disaster which caused the death of 144 people, nearly all young children and not one single person as history tells it, was held to account nor sacked. I don't class this as an accident, this was completely criminal and it's a shame that 144 people had to die, but not in vain, to prove we needed Health and Safety laws.