On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:40:14 +0100, "Jerry" <INVALID@INVALID.INVALID>
wrote:

>>>> Mr Scargill done Maggies job for her in not having a vote on 
>>>> strike action and causing a split in the union which it never 
>>>> recovered from.
>>>
>>> As may be, we should still have listened to him - even after the 
>>> strike.
>>>
>> He had lost all creditiabiltyby then
>
>Due to Thatcher lies, that is the point WE SHOULD have listened, he 
>has been proved right!

Scargill's problem was that he didn't really know how to lead a strike
effectively.   If the miners had had Mick McGahie (leader of the
Scottish miners) as their leader during the strike,  then Thatcher
would have had a much more formidable opponent who knew how to operate
politically.   Scargill was his own worst enemy and never took
advantage of the many situations in Thatcher's handling of the
dispute, even comical occurrences like MacGregor turning up for a
meeting with Scargill with a paper bag over his head.

Jim.

Jim Guthrie wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:40:14 +0100, "Jerry" <INVALID@INVALID.INVALID>
> wrote:
> 
>>>>> Mr Scargill done Maggies job for her in not having a vote on 
>>>>> strike action and causing a split in the union which it never 
>>>>> recovered from.
>>>> As may be, we should still have listened to him - even after the 
>>>> strike.
>>>>
>>> He had lost all creditiabiltyby then
>> Due to Thatcher lies, that is the point WE SHOULD have listened, he 
>> has been proved right!
> 
> Scargill's problem was that he didn't really know how to lead a strike
> effectively.   If the miners had had Mick McGahie (leader of the
> Scottish miners) as their leader during the strike,  then Thatcher
> would have had a much more formidable opponent who knew how to operate
> politically.   Scargill was his own worst enemy and never took
> advantage of the many situations in Thatcher's handling of the
> dispute, even comical occurrences like MacGregor turning up for a
> meeting with Scargill with a paper bag over his head.
> 
> Jim.
That's was the point I was trying to make about Scargill.

Chris