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Originally Posted by martyh
My father was a miner right up to '96 (retired) all through the strike he kept on telling me that the strike was wrong and it would kill the mining industry .There was a lot of resentment in the staffordshire pits towards Scargill and his attitude that he should be able to bring a government down at the expense of the miners .Make no mistake that Scargill used the miners for his own political ends and to further the power trip he was on .Think about it Alan ,why do think there where so many strike breakers ?
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The Government started the whole thing by closing mines and putting 20,000 out of work, sure Scargill was trying to do another 1974, but there was good reason, I mean if you worked in a mine and you were told you would lose you job (without alternative employment) what would you have done?
As for why they were Strike breakers, maybe they had enough of strikes, maybe they needed to earn money (a year without pay can hit you hard) or maybe they knew they were facing a losing battle