He's also claimed that "many" people now believe that Scargill has turned out to be as bad as Margaret Thatcher. ", There follows the most illustrative of anecdotes. His father`s name was Harold and his mother`s name was Alice. Although he never worked at Barrow Colliery in his home village, he was involved in the politics of the branch, where the membership was much more left-wing than in the conservative Woolley Colliery. 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. Simon Cole, the Chief Constable of Leicestershire has followed the West Midlands Chief Constable and said he would consider Muslim officers wishes to wear burkas. But he will not be drawn any further. Scargill was divorced from his activist wife Anne in 2001. [9] Scargill saw this strike as a turning point in the union's attitude to militancy.[10]. And this is why. 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. A smile. "But we've had to move to new premises. [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. Several dispirited strikers decided to return to work after around a year, and the strike ended in a failure. 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. As the militant leader of the miners, Arthur Scargill fought Margaret Thatcher's government in the 1980s. I have since received an email from Alex Cruz, the chief executive and chairman of BA, apologising for my experience. Arthur Scargill's life path number is 6 Life Path Number 6 represent 'The Nurturer'. "Don't you think I've done enough without him?". Three decades on from 1984, Kitchen says there are many aspects of the strike and its aftermath that have yet to be thrashed out in public: the precise details of what the Thatcher government were up to, the horrific police violence seen at the Orgreave coking plant, the involvement of MI5 and some matters relating to Arthur Scargill. 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. They still pay 3,500 a year towards the upkeep of his Yorkshire home as they believed it was his main home. And did we win that? Arthur Scargill opinion Leon Brittan was the shadowy power behind Margaret Thatcher's war on the miners Leon Brittan Arthur Scargill returns to Orgreave site where he was ''knocked unconscious. In May 2009, he was a candidate for the Socialist Labour Party for one of London's seats in the European Parliament. 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. 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. [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 stood and fought against enormous odds, and not just for the pits for our way of life. 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He contested twice, in the 1997 general election, as well as the 2001 general election. Those are great saving stories. Why should the leader of the Socialist Labour Party (a Corbyn ally naturally) be allowed to pocket a million? Kitchen has said he believes Scargill is out to destroy the NUM. I sent a message it was 10,000. To his remaining allies, this fact confirms that his reputation still burns bright: Scargill was right, they say, and this verdict extends beyond the fate of the British coal industry, to every key aspect of his leadership of the NUM. I received one almost instantly saying Scargill alive! and hes very much alive. In a 1975 interview with New Left Review Scargill said: I was in the Young Communist League for about six or seven years and I became a member of its National Executive Committee responsible for industrial work. ", "It's Thatcher's legacy, isn't it?" He has contested two parliamentary elections. "There's definitely a disproportionate amount of time and money being spent fighting Arthur Scargill rather than looking after the members and protecting the union," he tells me. Instead she went on aspokesmansaid.com and Axa covered her for 343, a saving of 424. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dear+Arthur+Scargill%2c+before+you+let+your+daughter+marry+my+love-+rat-a060693318. [53] He was not attending any of the events to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the 1984 strike at the NUM. I've always said that if Arthur can no longer control the NUM, he'll try and destroy it. MINERS' leader Arthur Scargill has left his wife after 37 years, it was revealed last night. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian, Chris Kitchen, general secretary of the NUM, at the union's headquarters in Barnsley. Back then, Scargill was the wife of a man who would soon be among the two or three most famous people in the country, but what she did during the strike pushed her conclusively out of his shadow. We now have a situation where the government and the establishment have a funeral on their hands which they wish they didnt have. Angry Stefni Logan revealed that her father James had dated his estranged wife Heather while romancing Dr Margaret Scargill. They've made me worse.'". [60][61], London Assembly elections (entire London city), "Scargill" redirects here. All net worths are calculated by applying a proprietary algorithm. That's what I believe.". Soon, he also made his first attempt to win political office in a local council election, though he was defeated. Had he done the humble thing and walked away with what he were entitled to, his reputation would still be intact.". 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. I suggest to this Conference that we have coal mines with us but they did something about this problem: they closed them down. But his brain is as active as ever. As late as 2009, it was said that Scargill was estranged not just from Anne, but his daughter, Margaret, and her husband and, by extension, his twin grandsons. His policy alienated most of the Nottinghamshire miners, undermined his position with the leaders of the trade union movement, hurt the union's reputation in British public opinion, and led to violence along the picket line. The NUM is not your personal bank account and never will be again. The staff at headquarters issued a press statement in January 1983 to deny this and to list twelve grievances against Scargill's treatment of his staff. [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. [58][59] Scargill's appearance on the picket line was alluded to by Prime Minister Boris Johnson the next day at Prime Minister's Questions, accusing the Labour Party of "literally holding hands with Arthur Scargill". He lost on both occasions, winning 2.4% of the vote in Hartlepool at the 2001 general election. A PEACOCKING manchild lingering where the money is. [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. 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. [14], The vast majority of head-office staff took redundancy rather than move to Sheffield. {{ #verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ ^verifyErrors }}Something went wrong. You've been found out. He was defeated on both occasions. offers Cook. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. 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". https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/arthur-scargill-50638.php. Arthur Scargill is a British trade unionist who used to be the president of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). 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. Arthur Scargill acquired a lease on the flat around 1982, when he became president of the NUM, as the the union was then based in London, though Scargill soon moved its headquarters to Sheffield . We got 111. [52], The Guardian in February 2014 said that Scargill had become a recluse. Arthur Scargill is a Capricorn and was born in The Year of the Tiger Life. We did soup kitchens. "I'm just curious as to why some of the stuff we're finding out and bringing to light wasn't brought to light years ago," he says. [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! He was succeeded by Ian Lavery. 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Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. He took a part-time course as well at the University of Leeds. [9] When Bullough (unwell at the time) attempted to rule Scargill as "out of order", he was voted out by the area's delegates and a strike was declared across Yorkshire on the issue. Scargills trickery and hypocrisy coupled with the startling revelation that Labours Shadow minister for preventing violence Sarah Champion was arrested and put in a police cell accused of assault after a violent row with her husband back in 2007 and you can see Socialisms mantra is simple: Do as I say not as I do. He is best known for leading the UK miners' strike (198485), a major event in the history of the British labour movement. "I don't see much difference betweenthe way Arthur has lived his life and thecapitalist system he built areputation for fighting in that he's allout for his self. 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