You said,
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Originally Posted by Alan Fry
The Government started the whole thing by closing mines and putting 20,000 out of work,
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I asked
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Originally Posted by martyh
Which government ?
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You replied
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Originally Posted by Alan Fry
The Conservative Government of Margaret Thatcher of 1983-1987
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So you are of the impression that Thatcher is soley responsible for closing the mines ?
In fact Alan ,Pits where closing from the 1960's onwards by all governments including labour,who closed about 30 pits between '74 and '79 ,Thatcher was completing a program that had begun 20yrs ago .