The party was established in 1996 and is led by Arthur Scargill, a former Labour Party member and the former leader of the National Union of Mineworkers. Scargill was born in Worsbrough Dale near Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire. Nevertheless, this shows that the strike didnt fail from the lack of support in general, but rather the lack of support from key figures such as the Neil Kinnock from the Labour Party, as well as the Nottinghamshire miners who, if they had supported the miners, would have guaranteed a different outcome for the strike. [14], The vast majority of head-office staff took redundancy rather than move to Sheffield. [33], In July 1990, the NUM executive voted unanimously to sue Scargill and general secretary Peter Heathfield. Here you can choose which regional hub you wish to view, providing you with the most relevant information we have for your specific region. See the Section on 404 errors after clicking a link in WordPress. vufindString = {bulk_email_success: "Your item(s) were e-mailed",bulk_save_success: "Your item(s) were saved successfully",close: "close",loading: "Loading",sms_success: "Message sent. However, it can be argued that government preparations werent sufficient enough in order to bring down the miners. [35] Negotiations between Scargill and the NUM took place in France. London: Corgi Books, 1993. Harpercollins Publishers, 2012. [29], In 1998, Scargill and his wife, Anne, separated.[30]. Happily, his saintly wife spent her time, during his period of madness, doing all she could to bring practical help and comfort to the hardest hit families. The View from No. National Archives: Margaret Thatcher Wanted to Crush Power of Trade Unions.. Margaret Thatcher. 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. RewriteRule . Lawson takes an objective view of the events as his book was published in 1993 after a very public dispute with Thatcher where he eventually resigned. I've always said that if Arthur can no longer control the NUM, he'll try and destroy it. Seumas Milne argues that the miners had sued the police for assault, wrongful arrest, malicious persecution and false imprisonment and then went on to describe the battle of Orgreaves as an 8,000 riot police staged medieval-style mounted charges of unprecedented ferocity[33]. This was to begin the argument of whether the actions of Thatcher and the state during the strike led to its failure. His father, Harold, was a miner and a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. [11] Benn, Tony. Therefore, the argument that Scargills leadership could have been one of the reasons that the miners strike failed is partly true as we know that due to Scargills decision to not call a national ballot he ended up losing key supporters such as the Labour party and many members of the public who couldnt support the strike as it was unofficial and didnt favour Scargills violent tactics. However, Evans fails to mention how campaigning in Nottinghamshire was successful and how the pickets won over many workers until the police eventually intervened. He was succeeded by Ian Lavery. [38] Thatcher, Margaret. RewriteBase / Milne explains how the strike was a last-ditch fight to defend jobs, mining communities and the NUM itself against a government prepared to bring into play unlimited resources and its entire panoply of coercive powers as and where necessary to break the union and its backbone of support[22]. # End WordPress. He was the President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1981 to 2002 and has served as leader of the Socialist Labour Party, a political party he founded, since 1996. She makes some bold accusations about when Scargill and his cohorts were accused of serious irregularities in the handling of union funds but this is unconvincing as it has never been proven true. In the 2001 general election, he ran against Peter Mandelson in Hartlepool. London: Verso, 2014. Downing Street Years. Lawson also takes the mainstream media view that everything Thatcher did during the strike was to maintain law and order. ",confirmEmpty: "Are you sure you want to empty your clipboard? [13] Still the Enemy Within (2014). IMDb. Accessed October 10, 2018. https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/37592/How the Miners Strike could have won. We've received widespread press coverage since 2003, Your UKEssays purchase is secure and we're rated 4.4/5 on reviews.co.uk. Page 151. London, 1984. March 10, 2004. If this doesn't work, you may need to edit your .htaccess file directly. Sadly, all these new political halfwits who think it is smart to ignorethe pieces of history that doesnt suit them, bangingon about the way theysee the future ignoring the fact it should be the way we all would like to see it, should remember the silent majority is just that, ignore it of forget it at your peril. This only reinforces the idea that it was Scargills decision not to call a ballot that lost him valuable support. [29] Thatcher, Margaret. [18], Miners were split between those who supported the strike and those who opposed it (see Union of Democratic Mineworkers). A History of Modern Britain. Arthur Scargill. Peter, Gibbon. April 23, 2022 the myth of workers' control arthur scargill . The miners had already built up a fearsome reputation as the shock troops for organised labour and during his time as leader of the Yorkshire coalfield, Mr Scargill had rarely been out of the news. Page 158. Free resources to assist you with your university studies! [15] How the Miners Strike Could Have Won. Socialist Worker (Britain). "Goodbye to all that? Therefore, when considering both sources, Letwins Thatcherite view isnt very convincing as the argument that the failure of the miners strike was due to Scargills bad leadership is based on factors out of his control like the timing of the strike and accusations that havent been proven. Written authorization is required for the purchase of tea and coffee. London: Fontana, 1992. 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. Page 345. [26], There is a prevailing view that Arthur Scargill, the NUM National President, called the strike. Therefore, the argument that the government limited its role to upholding law and order in the dispute is faulty as many of the people who were downplaying the governments actions are known Thatcherites and consequently had ulterior motives. [9] Scargill saw this strike as a turning point in the union's attitude to militancy.[10]. London: Routledge, 2019. Accessed September 16, 2018. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3815426/. The media characterised the strike as "Scargill's strike" and his critics accused him of looking for an excuse for industrial action since becoming union president. If being ignored is the ultimate retribution forscargill, then he is a lucky man, for if he had espoused his views in some of the countrieswith which he wanted to align us, his best outcome would have been breaking rocks but more likely he would have disappeared never to be heard of again. January 07, 2000. His nationalist backwardness on Brexit (and immigration, to judge by a letter published in the Guardian on 29 August 2017) cannot be forgiven. 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'. However, if it had gone the other way the Yorkshire area would have come out and other areas would have to decide whether to give support. 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 students, lesbian and gay rights movements also supported the miners as they could relate to their struggle. Brexit: Labour movement debate, not talk with Tories! By continuing to use this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. 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. Strike: When Britain Went to War. In Defence of Marxism. The Miners Strike Day by Day: The Illustrated 1984-85 Diary of Yorkshire Miner Arthur Wakefield. The .htaccess file contains directives (instructions) that tell the server how to behave in certain scenarios and directly affect how your website functions. After looking at the evidence, I believe that the Marxist view is more valid than the Mainstream media view in the fact that it is clear that Thatcher and her government went above and beyond in order to bring down Scargill and the miners. Arrow, 1994. 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. When working with WordPress, 404 Page Not Found errors can often occur when a new theme has been activated or when the rewrite rules in the .htaccess file have been altered. [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. We also know that lots of support groups popped up to encourage the miners on in their fight. UK | Politics | Head to Head: The Miners Strike. BBC News. Arthur Scargill, with his odd and sometimes monomaniacal-seeming habit of referring to himself in the third person, was in some ways a throwback to turn-of-the-century radicalism, a syndicalist . Eric Evans described him as aggressive and charismatic, but vain and politically limited[42], therefore showing his limitations as the head of NCB. [10] Still the Enemy Within (2014). IMDb. The authorities must be using the army[32]. Scargill, along with veteran left-wing Labour MP Tony Benn, campaigned to free strikers Russell Shankland and Dean Hancock from prison. Another controversial action that Thatcher took was giving the police ultimate power during the strike. [45], For years the NUM had been paying 34,000 annual rent for the flat on Scargill's instructions, without the knowledge of NUM members or many senior officials; Scargill claimed the NUM should continue funding his flat for the rest of his life, and thereafter for any widow who survived him. "It was Thatcher's legislation, actually giving council tenants the right to buy their own houses. [52], The Guardian in February 2014 said that Scargill had become a recluse. A debate on workers' control. Without them the power stations, even with the mix of nuclear and oil and the careful stockpiling, might have begun to run short and the government would have been in deep trouble[43] Therefore, showing that the lack of support from the Nottinghamshire miners was a more important factor in the failure of the Miners strike than government preparations. Joining the NUM at the age of 19 in 1957, Scargill was one of its leading activists by the late 1960s. Therefore, we must conclude that whilst Arthur Scargills leadership was an important factor in the failure of the strike, it would be wrong to assume that this was the main reason as without the lack of support, especially from the Nottinghamshire miners, as well as the governments preparations, such as the stockpiling of coal, the miners strike might not have failed. Margaret Thatcher: Volume Two The Iron Lady. Scargill, Arthur. Downing Street Years. Accessed October 10, 2018. https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/37592/How the Miners Strike could have won. London: Verso, 2014. These days he only gets to speak at the crankiest of Stalinist events. Harpercollins Publishers, 2012. [15] However, Scargill's statements in the years after becoming NUM president divided left-wing opinion with his support of the Soviet Union, most notably when he refused to support the TUC's positions on the Solidarity union in Poland or on the Soviet shooting down of the Korean Air Lines Flight 007. However, we have to be careful when using this source as evidence as Scargill may have been trying to justify his actions to save himself criticism. This was seen as violent and was deemed illegal. RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L] Thatcher deliberately chose to make the miners who continued to work look like heroes and make the striking miners look like the public enemy. Downing Street Years. Scargill has so burnt his bridges with the NUM and the broad left of the labour movement that his name is never mentioned at Durham miners gala or at other miners strike commemorations. Many people argue that government preparations led to the failure of the strike. This article about a political figure is a stub. The Labour Party was opposed to membership of the EU to begin with wasn't it, so what happened, are its current membership more enlightened. If it wasnt for Thatchers continued support for the Nottinghamshire miners, the strike would have had their support which may have been vital in the success of the strike. Scargill, Arthur (1938- ) English trade union leader. Nigel Lawson describes how the government were able to persuade the working miners to cross the violent picket lines; Those who continued to work were portrayed as heroes (and behind the scenes a considerable amount of private money was raised to help them resist the Scargillite intimidation)[30]. Arrow, 1994. you only have to look at the current state of our country after Cov19torealise that we have noindustry left! September 09, 2018. 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. [43] In February 2012, Scargill won 13,000 in a court action against the NUM, primarily for car expenses, and for the earlier temporary denial of membership. After the miners' strike, Scargill was elected to lifetime presidency of the NUM by an overwhelming national majority, in a controversial election in which some[who?] Harpercollins Publishers, 2012. }); Your TV show 'White Light' presenter James Maw speaks to Union leader Arthur Scargill about what Trade unions can do for the youth of today. ", Gildart, Keith. The End of an Era Diaries 1980-90. He did not take the Eleven-Plus exam and went to Worsbrough Dale School (now called the Elmhirst School). [43] Marr, Andrew. [39] Benn, Tony. (1998), Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000684676, Occasional papers in industrial relations. [36] In September 1990, the Certification Officer brought criminal charges against Scargill and Heathfield for wilfully neglecting to perform the union's duty to keep proper accounting records. [5] However, we have to keep in mind that Tony Benn opposed the radical restrictions put on the striking miners as he thought they were unfair. I then thought of things rather differently. Scargill has so burnt his bridges with the NUM and the broad left of the labour movement that his name is never mentioned at Durham miners' gala or at other miners' strike commemorations. London: Pan Books, an Imprint of Pan Macmillan, 2017. ", R.R. This article, far from being full of lies, hit the nail, well and truly, on the head. He had a powerful speaking capability which garnered much passionate support from those who watched or saw his speeches. His post-1985 decision to try and build a political organisation the so-called Socialist Labour Party turned out to be a disaster and created nothing more than a pathetic, personal bandwagon which spluttered briefly before the wheels fell off. [4] He joined the Young Communist League in 1955, becoming its Yorkshire District Chair in 1956 and shortly after a member of its National Executive Committee. In conclusion to my little rant, unions were formed for the betterment of its members, not to be used as a personal vehicle for selfish political dogma. The Socialist Labour Party ( SLP) is a socialist political party in the United Kingdom. Therefore, this portrays the feelings of the majority of the miners who were on strike as they realised that this lack of support could determine the outcome of the strike. An article published in The Times in August 2015 stated that Scargill had spoken to the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union conference in June 2015, and that he was due to appear alongside Jeremy Corbyn at the Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign in September 2015. Page 51, [9] Lawson, Nigel. Seumas Milne, who takes the Marxist view, supports Thatchers argument that government preparations werent sufficient enough to cause the failure of the strike. This is given credence by the fact that Scargill authorised these violent tactics, which decreased public sympathy for the Miners which was actually their greatest asset[10]. Arthur Scargill (born January 11, 1938) is a British trade unionist. Perhaps theyre embarrassed by this reminder of how the Stalinist and reformist left squandered the power and influence it once had in British politics. his position on freedom movements In communist states such as Poland, was unforgivable He is rightly labelled a Stalinist, along with Corbyn. The striking miners didnt have the support of the Nottinghamshire miners, dock workers or even the Labour Party, including Neil Kinnock, and many historians believe that the strikes failure was down to the fact that it was so poorly supported; such as Eric Evans who takes the mainstream media view and believed the appearance of a much more conciliatory breakaway union representing the profitable East Midlands mining arealed to collapse of the strike[12] This we know to be true as the Nottinghamshire miners alone produced 25% of the Nations coal. In 1974, he was instrumental in organising the miners' strike that led Prime Minister Edward Heath to call a February general election.[13]. These preparations included the Ridley Plan, stockpiling coal, the appointment of Ian McGregor as head of NCB, the involvement of MI5 and MI6 and the introduction of the new trade union laws. I was for the EU then, and was critical of this stance, but I I then came to the out view, albeit for different reasons.l, and was fully behind Brexit. . An example of this is the NACODs strike whereby Ian McGregor ordered colliery overmen to cross violent picket lines if they were to get paid. [27] Thatcher, Margaret. Person/Body (Historic): University of Leeds and Nottingham. He then went on to say: The deep disillusion of the mining communitywas spontaneous and genuine. ",confirmDelete: "Are you sure you want to delete this? Aucun commentaire n'a t trouv aux emplacements habituels. The strike started in Yorkshire, and he was not present at the delegate Council meeting in Barnsley. Harpercollins Publishers, 2012. The NUM is not your personal bank account and never will be again. His mother, Alice (ne Pickering), was a professional cook. Accessed January 06, 2019. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3503545.stm. Neil Kinnock even compared Scargill with a general who wanted another Gallipoli[3]. Dont forget that Labours manifesto at Kinnocks last election included a policy of leaving the bloc, and who knows what t was under Corbyn. His comments followed a question in the Commons from Labour MP Lisa Nandy, who said the miners and their families deserved an apology for the mine closures. London: Vintage Books, 2008. Page 340. After the miners' strike in 1984, there were accusations that Arthur Scargill had misappropriated National Union of Mineworkers funds and that money which sh. However, they have conflicting views on to what extent these preparations were made in order to bring down the unions. The End of an Era Diaries 1980-90. Scargill joined the Labour Party in 1962. The appointment of Ian McGregor as head of the NCB can also be argued as a factor in the failure of the strike as he was known to be notoriously formidable had no pity for the poor miners, and was determined to keep them working and living in conditions that no human being should be made to endure[24]. Milne, Seumas. " In January 2014, the Prime Minister, David Cameron stated, "I think if anyone needs to make an apology for their role in the miners' strike it should be Arthur Scargill for the appalling way that he led the union. However, he does give credit to the harsh tactics taken by the miners that may have cut out any support for the Nottinghamshire miners; The only legitimate question that may be raised about the tactics of the NUM nationally was whether the Yorkshire miners, by picketing Nottinghamshire so early and so vigorously, alienated those they were seeking to influence. London: Vintage, 2008. "The strike wasn't just about Arthur Scargill or Margaret Thatcher, it was about a way of life. The End of an Era Diaries 1980-90. [16] Wakefield, Arthur, and Brian Elliot. ", Howell, David, et al. Accessed October 12, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Benn. We're here to answer any questions you have about our services. 100 0 _ a Arthur Scargill c British trade unionist (born 1938) 100 1 _ a Scargill, Arthur d (1938- ). 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]. In fact, other factors such as the governments intense preparations came into play. You may need to scroll to find it. [49], After stepping down from leadership of the NUM, Scargill became active in the UK's Stalin Society[50] saying that the "ideas of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin explain the real world". Page 57-59. The Myth of Control: Created by Mikail Chowdhury, Sana Soni. Nothing good about it. The Enemy Within: M15, Maxwell and the Scargill Affair. However, Wakefield also mentions the betrayal he felt by the Nottinghamshire miners who continued to work by saying The lads are in good spirits even if the majority of scabs are working. It's easy to mock Arthur Scargill. There was some controversy in February 1985 when Times journalist Paul Routledge engaged the Queen in discussion on the strike, and the Queen said that the strike was "all about one man", which Routledge objected to. Page 317. During this time, he earned the esteem of significant sections of the left and the British working class, who saw him as honest, hard-working and genuinely concerned with their welfare,[12] and he was also respected for improving the administration of the compensation agent's post. Seumas Milne portrays the Marxist view that the government went over the top with the preparations in order to see the miners strike fail and bring down the unions altogether. [25] Thatcher, Margaret. 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