(30 Oct 2014, 6:59 pm)aureolin wrote Goes to show that Scargill was right, and the public were allowed to be conned by yet another Tory/Thatcher cover up. Even more evidence that we need proper independent enquiries into Orgreave and Shrewsbury 24 too.Shrewsbury 24...Is that the campaign Ricky Tomlinson supports after he and some of his pals were sent to jail in the 70's and isnt all this coming at a time when some staunch trade unionists were supposedly blacklisted by building firms to keep troublemakers away or at least make it difficult for them to find employment...
Here's a question though. These findings about the Tories misleading the public in the 80s would have ultimately gained the public support for them implementing the disgraceful restrictions to Trade Unions, in the form of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. Maybe this is enough proof that these unnecessary restrictions need to be abolished, and once again allow workers the freedom to fight for decent pay and conditions.
Orgreave was shocking, but I reckon Arthur Scargill brought a bit trouble on by himself, just by being there, if I remember correctly Scargill was centre stage and end up with the polis pinching him...
The Rise and Fall of Arthur Scargill
What a difference 30 years makes, Scargill is now supposedly a recluse with very little friends...