Advertisement Further Reading on Arthur Scargill The best work on Scargill was Michael Crick, Scargill and the Miners (1985). Since 2010, Scargill has been battling its current leadership, on issues pertaining to Scargill himself, and matters relating to both the people now in charge of the union, and a small handful of miners who have tried to dislodge them. [34] Scargill accepted Lightman's statement that many of his actions suffered from a lack of professional advice, which he was unwilling to be bound by. This was the verdict of the rather strange former Bake Off star Ruby Tandoh on Paul Hollywoods decision to go with the show when it moves from the BBC1 to C4. In 1990, Scargill was accused in a series of Daily Mirror articles of mishandling money donated for the striking miners during the 19841985 strike, with many of the sources being those who had previously worked with him in the NUM such as Kim Howells, Jim Parker and Roger Windsor. Joining the NUM at the age of 19 in 1957, Scargill was one of its leading activists by the late 1960s. But my father never forced me to be involved in politics at all.[5]. We stood and fought against enormous odds, and not just for the pits for our way of life. TOY shop in Bromsgrove, Worcs Hoyti Toyti, Beauty salon in Catterick, North Yorks Saving Face, Wool shop in Redcar, North Yorks Wool N Knit Be Nice, Chippie in Bedminster, Bristol Smileys Plaice, Seen on a lorry Cant Move Heaven But Can Move Earth, Mac computer repair shop in Penzance, Cornwall Apple Crumble, On the side of a van in Cam, Gloucs Copse And Loggers. I'm working on article about the 30th anniversary of the strike, I say. Soon, he also made his first attempt to win political office in a local council election, though he was defeated. I suggest to this Conference that we have coal mines with us but they did something about this problem: they closed them down. The NUM is not your personal bank account and never will be again. There, he met Russian leaders such as Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev. Many of the details are too complex and arcane to comprehensively explain, let alone understand, though some of what has emerged from all this tussling has been manna from heaven to those sections of the press who would have their readers believe that Scargill's reputation is beyond repair. He led an unofficial strike in 1969, and played a key organising role during strikes of 1972 and 1974, the latter of which played a part in the downfall of Edward Heath's Conservative government. He played a significant role in the unofficial strike of UK miners in 1969. So I knew Arthur didn't know. After the miners' strike in 1984, there were accusations that Arthur Scargill had misappropriated National Union of Mineworkers funds and that money which sh. 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Scargill admitted there was 'bad blood' between him and the NUM general secretary Chris Kitchen, who said, "I honestly do believe that Arthur, in his own world, believes that the NUM is here to afford him the lifestyle that he's become accustomed to. The Enemy Within", Verso 2014. In Grimethorpe, 100% of the miners were on strike. To be paid 400,000-a-year to eat cake for an hour makes it the least onerous and most highly paid TV job with the exception of football pundit. One of them is from the nearby Wombwell Main pit, and tells its own story. He said he had been in the job five months and hopes to deliver strong consumer-friendly messages and services as I get a good hold on this fantastic company which has a lot of things to do to regain the position it once held.. "He's estranged from his ex-wife. Scargill and his wife Anne, herself a miner's daughter and an active organizer of miners' groups, had one daughter, Margaret. In the 1997 general election, he ran against Alan Howarth, a defector from the Conservative Party to Labour, who had been given the safe seat of Newport East to contest. [47], In 1996, Scargill founded the Socialist Labour Party after the Labour Party abandoned the original wording of Clause IV advocating the public democratic ownership[48] of key industries and utilities from their constitution. 'To say that is in no way to diminish her achievements and accomplishments. [26], There is a prevailing view that Arthur Scargill, the NUM National President, called the strike. Arthur Scargill celebrated that he had outlived his old foe Lady Thatcher when he heard of her death, it was revealed last night. A PEACOCKING manchild lingering where the money is. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. [7], Scargill became involved in the Yorkshire Left, a group of left-wing activists involved in the Yorkshire region of the NUM, its largest region. And when Iput the phone down, I came and sat in the house, and the television was on, and it came on that Margaret Thatcher had died. Its main image is of a solitary miner, with arms aloft, climbing a staircase to the clouds. So that was my initial introduction into socialism and into political militancy. . Capstick also reiterates something he has said in the past: that somehow, for all that the miners lost the strike, "the victory was in the struggle itself". Herein, she says, lies a direct link to what she did three decades ago. His application was blocked at the time as it was not his primary residence. Scargill says that if he had succeeded, the property would have been eventually returned to the union; the NUM's leadership insists there is no evidence to back up this claim. Lord Tebbit, one of Lady Thatchers closest allies, said: The trades union generals had brought down Ted Heaths Government. Robert Taylor depicts Scargill as an 'industrial Napoleon' who called a strike 'at the wrong time' on the 'wrong issue', and adopted strategies and tactics that were 'impossibilist', with 'an inflexible list of extravagant non-negotiable demands' that amounted to 'reckless adventurism' that was 'a dangerous, self-defeating delusion'. They brought down Jim Callaghans Government. By 1984 however the police were ready and neutralized the tactic with superior force. The strike became a symbolic struggle, as the NUM was one of the strongest unions in the country, viewed by many, including Conservatives in power, as having brought down the Heath government in the union's 1974 strike. Thats what right-to-buy did for ordinary people. He also became known in the 1972 strike, where he was the spokesman for the Yorkshire miners. We were busy. In the 2001 general election, he ran against Peter Mandelson in Hartlepool. Meryl Streep is the invented wife of Arthur Scargill who believes his commitment to the miner's rights is straining their marriage and taking a toll on their daughter. Hundreds of strikers were arrested, including Scargill and his wife. Scargill joined the organization in 1955, and within some months, he was able to become a member of the organization`s executive board. [9] This performance strengthened his popularity with the Yorkshire miners. He left school in 1953 at fifteen years old to work as a coal miner at Woolley Colliery, where he worked for nineteen years.[2][3]. A smile. Scargill subsequently decided to move to Sheffield, and said that he had spoken to each member of staff to ask them to move to Sheffield. Airport staff at Leeds-Bradford Airport identified Scargill attempting to travel under a false name (Arthur Fenn) wearing a disguise on 20 July, and turned him away to purchase a genuine ticket with his true identity. Even if talent is thin on the ground could I suggest the Crime Commissioners of Leicestershire and West Midlands do us all a favour by throwing out their deranged Chief Constables. They brought into office the Government of Lady Thatcher. By Tom Whitehead and Tomwhitehead. [39], During the media controversy, the antiperspirant Mitchum used Scargill's image, without his consent, under the slogan "Mitchum, for when you're really sweating! But I can't promise you there'll be any chance of an interview.' He reaches for his phone and shows me what he received. Many of us started in the 1950s in the Young Communist League. Im massively in favour of the council sales and can well remember a friends father buying then selling his council house in Bromley, South East London, and having a fabulous retirement in Poole on the money. I've never criticised Arthur for what he did during the strike, because I didn't know the ins and out of it at the time. "They asked me to relay that to him. At the top, surrounded by sunbeams, is the single word "socialism": the destination that, some would say, decisively disappeared from view midway through the 1980s. He also represented the Barnsley Co-op at Cooperative congresses. He wouldn't say another word. "It's so hypocritical it's unreal," he said. And did we win that? We got 111. [22][23], Many found Scargill inspiring; many others found him frankly scary. Even his own union are up in arms at the purchase. I got my mobile phone, and I sent him a text. The man's had 30 years of decent living out of the union, and he's got a pension that's second to none. He understood the plight of the workers, and chose to stay and remain a self-appointed representative of the workers. ", R.R. This eventually led to the strike of 1984, when the government announced that they intend to close 20 coal mines. It just said: 'Thatcher dead.' In 1961, Scargill was elected a member of the Woolley NUM Branch Committee. The secretary at this time was a very good friend of mine called Jimmy Reid, and we're still close friends. Scargill's girl to wed pit axeman; Doc Margaret falls for 'enemy'. Arthur Scargill is being investigated by his former unionover the purchase of one of his properties Sources at the development in the Barbican say Mr Scargill is rarely seen at the 2million. However, in 1979, the Conservatives were able to win again under Margaret Thatcher, and destroy the majority of the Labour Party. But it emerged last night that Ken Capstick, treasurer of the Socialist Labour Party which Arthur Scargill leads, sent the former union boss a text message on Monday reading: Thatcher Dead. Arthur Scargill (born 11 January 1938) [1] is a British trade unionist who was President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1982 to 2002. Either they won or we did.". How will she write a book like that while somehow keeping him out of the story? [8], Scargill was a leader of the unofficial strike in 1969, which began in Yorkshire and spread across the country. having received a 500,000 discount. British trade unionist Arthur Scargill marching with his wife Anne and other miners' wives during a protest in London, UK, 12th August 1984. If you're out for a wage increase, you can cut a deal. I thought: 'Well I've got to do it.' He has his relatives around him, his two grandsons ". In Fridays column I wrote about the difficulty forces were having in finding officers good enough to step up to Chief Constable with both Lincolnshire and the Met struggling to find the right calibre of applicant. In the 1981 election for NUM president, Scargill secured around 70% of the vote. To my mind there should be no criticism of Mr Hollywood for following the money and I suspect if you had been in the same position you too would have gone. "He doesn't live lavishly, although he does like a glass of red wine. It's too soon to say.". As the anniversary of the 1984 miners' strike approaches, its figurehead Arthur Scargill has become a recluse, at war with the current NUM leadership. Scargill won widespread applause for his response to the disaster at Lofthouse Colliery in Outwood, West Yorkshire, at which he accompanied the rescue teams underground and was on site for six days with the relatives of the seven deceased. There's more to this new Arthur Scargill chic than mere fashion nostalgia. Mr Capstick told ITV News: Id been talking to Arthur some ten minutes earlier so I sent him a text message, a very short one, just said Thatcher dead. [55], In 2017, Scargill spoke at an event in Cardiff setting out how British manufacturing could be rebuilt after Britain had left the European Union. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. They still pay 3,500 a year towards the upkeep of his Yorkshire home as they believed it was his main home. "Don't you think I've done enough without him?". "I've never, ever said owt. The values are responsibility, family, long-term goals. His major innovation was organising "flying pickets" involving hundreds or thousands of committed strikers who could be bussed to critical strike points to shut down a target. His father, Harold, was a miner and a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. He was succeeded by Ian Lavery. His eyes have sunk a little into his face; the voice is deeper and huskier than it once was. He also stated regarding Brexit that "we should just invoke the first clause of Article 50 and that means we could leave the EU tomorrow". "I don't know what a deal would have been," he says. He had also refused to speak to the media, after Margaret Thatcher`s death in 2013, though he was offered a sum of 16,000. One by one, he bats away the standard criticisms of Scargill's leadership of the strike: that it was ill-advised to commence the strike in the spring, that he should have held a national ballot ("The miners weren't calling for a ballot the people who were calling for a ballot were our enemies"), and that in returning to work without an agreement, the miners were left in an impossible position. People have said things about him and his affairs, and it's only fair that he should be given a chance to respond. I drove the picket bus. I said: 'I'll pass it on. McIlroy, J. An email came back: 'No.' At the top, surrounded by sunbeams, is the single word "socialism": the destination that, some would say, decisively disappeared from view midway through the 1980s. The 84-year-old British politician has done well thus far! To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. "I shall never, ever forgive the police for doing that to me," she says. Dr Margaret Scargill has announced her plans to marry former Grimethorpe Colliery under-manager James Logan. Published: 23:21 GMT, 11 April 2013 | Updated: 01:49 GMT, 12 April 2013. ARE our chief constables going quite potty? Shankland's and Hancock's life sentences for murder were reduced to eight years for manslaughter on appeal. When the suggestion was put to Mr Cole, why didnt he say the idea was out of the question, not least because the public would want to see an officers face? He very, very rarely came home, 'cos he was always in the offices or organising things. The following year, he also became a member of the Labour Party. The judge, Sir SydneyTempleman held that it was unfair that Scargill was on the appeal panel in the NUM for journalists being disciplined for appearing as witnesses against a libel action by Scargill himself. In 2012, the flat was valued at 1,500,000, and had 24/7 access to concierge services. After a Labour Party conference speech on energy policy by Richard Marsh in July 1967, Scargill said: I can honestly say that I never heard flannel like we got from the Minister he said that we have nuclear power stations with us, whether we like it or not. He belonged to a poor family, who lived in a house with neither electricity nor plumbing. They came back to me, and said: 'We'll up it to 10,000.' One of his closest associates is Ken Capstick, 73, who lives 20 minutes' drive from Barnsley in a quiet corner of Wakefield. Arthur Scargill at a mass rally in 1984, during his time as NUM leader (PA) Margaret Thatcher: . In 2014, it was reported that Scargill had become a recluse. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. "Two Kinds of Reform: Left Leadership in the British National Union of Mineworkers and the United Mineworkers of America, 19821990. he council chamber at the Barnsley HQ of theNational Union of Mineworkers is a jaw-dropping sight: a huge, oak-panelled room, draped with banners that were once kept at collieries across Yorkshire and beyond. But so far, Arthur Scargill is conspicuous by his absence. Milne, Seumas. " 'No.' He had been a Communist and retained strong Marxist views and a penchant for denouncing anyone who disagreed with him as a traitor Scargill had indeed been elected by a vast margin and he set about turning the NUM's once moderate executive into a reliably militant group By adopting a position that no pits should be closed on economic grounds, even if the coal was exhausted more investment would always find more coal, and from his point of view, the losses were irrelevant he made sure confrontation would not be avoided. But his brain is as active as ever. Most viewed. For other inquiries, Contact Us. The editor of the Daily Mirror at the time, Roy Greenslade, wrote an article in The Guardian in May 2002 to apologise to Scargill for the false claims about paying off the mortgage and for putting too much trust in Roger Windsor, who at the time had still not repaid the 29,500 that he had taken from the Miners' Welfare Fund and that the Lightman Report had asked that he repay. 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DESPITE all the weeping and wailing about Sports Direct, a little known fact is that Karen Byers, the head of ops and credited by founder Mike Ashley as the brains behind the company, started with the firm 25 years ago on. He felt the need to fight for changes in the capitalist society, and vowed that he would work towards making the world more equitable. This was a complete reversal of the policy that was promised by the Labour Government before it was put into office this represents a betrayal of the mining industry. More than 100 migrants suffer freezing temperatures to get to UK while French coastguard pluck another 45 Bad news, men 'winter penis' might be real after all, doctors say. Of all the people I can think of Scargill, is the least deserving of tenants. He is best known for leading the UK miners' strike (198485), a major event in the history of the British labour movement. You will be appalled to learn he has achieved his 20-year ambition. [9] He had challenged Sam Bullough, the President of the Yorkshire area NUM, to act on the working hours of surface workers, given that the union's conference had passed a resolution that their hours be shortened the previous year. HAVING just been charged 349.20 to replace a rear brake light unit on my Mercedes ML 250. In time he and his family moved to a more comfortable, modern home in the town where he grew up. "[28] This was in the Prime Minister's rejection of Labour calls for an apology for government actions during the 19841985 miners' strike. The couple plan to marry later this year. They lived in the house Scargill grew up in Worsborough, South Yorkshire. Privacy policy | I don't know how far he's got. And this is why. Those who walk a Life Path with Number 6 gift the world with unconditional love, healing and nurturing. Mr Logan, 42, is now business manager at the Ashville Medical Centre, in Barnsley, where Dr Scargill works as a GP. His father`s name was Harold and his mother`s name was Alice. On the appointment of Ian MacGregor as head of the NCB in 1983, Scargill stated, "The policies of this government are clear to destroy the coal industry and the NUM". "I am writing a book, but he'snot mentioned in it. Scargill never balloted NUM members for a strike; this was seen as an erosion of democracy within the union, but the role of ballots in decision-making had been made very unclear after previous leader, Joe Gormley, had ignored two ballots over wage reforms, and his decisions had been upheld after appeals to court were made. "Goodbye to all that? "Analysing the British miners' strike of 19845.". "He's. "[44] However, in December 2012, Scargill lost a similar case concerning rent on his flat in the Barbican, London. It's the last place Ivisit in Yorkshire before I turn the car round and head south: a low, long, stone-clad cottage only 50 or so yards from the M1, with a silver 4x4 parked outside, and a modest set of gates. Who is Arthur Scargill? [21] Many politicians, including the then Labour leader Neil Kinnock, believed Scargill had made a huge mistake in calling the strike in the summer rather than in the winter. Arthur Scargill was born in England, United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 11, 1938 (Silent Generation). That's what I believe". It was alleged that, of the money donated from Libya, Scargill took 29,000 for his own bridging loan and 25,000 for his home in Yorkshire, but gave only 10,000 to the striking Nottinghamshire miners. Photograph: Don Mcphee for the Guardian. A former miner and vice-president of the Yorkshire NUM, he now serves as the treasurer of the Socialist Labour Party, the would-be challenger to Tony Blair that Scargill founded in 1996, whose membership has since dwindled to around 300. Its main street leads to a huge expanse of rubble and weeds; on the way there, you pass a branch of a business called The Recycle Shop. So does his son-in-law. He had also refused to speak to the media, after Margaret Thatcher`s death in 2013, though he was offered a sum of 16,000. [3] The couple had a daughter together, Margaret Scargill, in 1962 who is now a practicing GP. One he enjoys showing the world: The great trade unionist, the great Socialist, the great fighter against the evils of capitalism, the man who would walk 1,000 miles across broken glass to stop the sell-off of council properties. A former Labour Party member, Scargill is now leader of the Socialist Labour Party (SLP), founded by him in 1996. The two men had been convicted of the murder of David Wilkie, a taxi driver, by throwing a block of concrete from a bridge onto his car. Rivals: Arthur Scargill (left), the militant former leader of the National Union of Mineworkers, was the Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher's (right) most bitter enemy during the miners' strike of 1984. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Campbell, Adrian, and Malcolm Warner. They had one daughter named Margaret. Back in 1993 he first tried to acquire the flat under Margaret Thatchers right-to-buy scheme. Scargill was divorced from his activist wife Anne in 2001. [16] One branch of the NUM, at Annesley in Nottinghamshire, put forward a vote of no confidence in Scargill in autumn 1983 following his comments on these matters, but Scargill defeated this at a December meeting and won a vote of confidence instead. Prince Albert of Monaco is the first Euro monarch to confirm he and his wife Keep calm and carry on! 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