They were released from prison in November 1989. Scargill was born in Worsbrough Dale near Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire. 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. We've got food banks now, but they're doing clothing banks for children and babies as well.". Arthur had told me that under no circumstances was he going to give an interview. Scargill was often accompanied by his then wife Anne Harper to speak at picket lines and to media appearances; Harper was simultaneously involved in founding and leading the National Women Against Pit Closures movement. The hidden ingredient in your supermarket loaf that might put you off bread for good. 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. [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. Or are the Scargills effectively hoping to make a quick return by flogging the joint immediately and trousering 1million tax free? Its the next paragraph I found most interesting. a zero-hours contract. 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. It's Mr (coffee) Bean! [37] Scargill reached an agreement to repay money to the NUM shortly after this. The strike began on 12 March 1984, and became known for being one of the most violent events in British labour history. 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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He understood the plight of the workers, and chose to stay and remain a self-appointed representative of the workers. Arthur Scargill is a British trade unionist who used to be the president of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Of all the people I can think of Scargill, is the least deserving of tenants. He has contested two parliamentary elections. In the 2001 general election, he ran against Peter Mandelson in Hartlepool. Why should the leader of the Socialist Labour Party (a Corbyn ally naturally) be allowed to pocket a million? Some of the cash was provided by his daughter Dr Margaret Scargill. Baroness Thatcher was very lucky,' he said. So they shouldn't think they've scared me. ", ITN, he claims, offered Scargill 7,000 for a five-minute interview. SCARGILL'S GIRL TO WED MAN WHO SHUT LAST PIT; Mum-in-law's office attack. "Destroy everything, and create a 'me-me-me' class. But his brain is as active as ever. But so far, Arthur Scargill is conspicuous by his absence. "He doesn't live lavishly, although he does like a glass of red wine. "[46] Kitchen says that Scargill "has had 30 years of decent living out of the union, and he's got a pension that's second to none. He became a member of the Woolley NUM Branch Committee, in 1961. According to one of Scargill's oldest friends, former miner Derek Stubbings, now 74, who worked at Woolley pit with him and was a fellow 'Young Red' in the British Communist Party, Scargill busies . But he will not be drawn any further. And with that, not for the first time, Arthur Scargill retreats, inside. If you're out for a wage increase, you can cut a deal. [33], In July 1990, the NUM executive voted unanimously to sue Scargill and general secretary Peter Heathfield. His father`s name was Harold and his mother`s name was Alice. In 1965 he was elected Branch Delegate from Woolley to the Yorkshire NUM Area Council, and in 1969 was elected a member of the Yorkshire NUM Area Executive Committee. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Scargill had condemned the killing at the time. 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. Most viewed. What I infer from that, I tell him, is that he believes the secret services deliberately turned a blind eye to some aspects of Scargill's life. 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. 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. How will she write a book like that while somehow keeping him out of the story? What can he tell me about Scargill's everyday life? The flat on the 25th floor had previously been rented to him as a perk of his job as leader of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). The miners` strike of 1974 eventually brought down the Conservative government of Edward Heath. Just to hammer the point home, it was in block capitals: "SCARGILL ALIVE! [14], The vast majority of head-office staff took redundancy rather than move to Sheffield. A secret record is kept of the time at which all workers arrive and leave each day. [14] The section under "staff procedures" details how Scargill monitored head office staff: Mr. Scargill's vendetta against Head Office staff has at times descended to the most puerile and paranoic [sic] levels. He also represented the Barnsley Co-op at Cooperative congresses. And this is why. There aretwo security cameras fixed to the front wall, and all the blinds are closed. Its energy is that of Mother Gaia. Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies at . He took a part-time course as well at the University of Leeds. "But we've had to move to new premises. The doors to Parliament open to show Scargill's wife and daughter. Several dispirited strikers decided to return to work after around a year, and the strike ended in a failure. McIlroy, J. On the first step, it says "nationalisation"; after that comes "the five-day week", "social security", "family allowances", "health and peace", and "prosperity and happiness". ', Mr Scargill replied simply: Scargill Alive!. Every Monday, she says, she helps out a local church project that gives free breakfasts to whoever shows up. It is only after I leave the NUM's HQ for the last time that one striking fact hits home. So does his son-in-law. He felt that the Labour Party had betrayed the basic principles of the party`s constitution. Arthur Scargill destroyed many lives with his attitude and his . He reaches for his phone and shows me what he received. IN Fridays column I was critical of my British Airways flight to New York where both the food and service were poor. Yet that has not stopped the ardent communist exploiting one of her flagship policies. In 1957, he attended the world youth festival held at Moscow. The 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. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. A lot of other people on the National Executive at that time went on and became very respectable Labour MPs in Parliament. ", Howell, David, et al. Arthur Scargill celebrated that he had outlived his old foe Lady Thatcher when he heard of her death, it was revealed last night. He stepped down from leadership of the NUM at the end of July 2002, to become the honorary president. It was a major political victory for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative Party. I sent a message it was 10,000. 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. Arthur Scargill is a Capricorn and was born in The Year of the Tiger Life. Born In: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK, education: The Elmhirst School (1953), University of Leeds, See the events in life of Arthur Scargill in Chronological Order, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pit_Closure_Rally_(6008227201).jpg, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQjEopv9ZgQ. 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. Wheat it and weep! Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian, Margaret Thatcher didn't expect it, but miners' wives galvanised the '84 strike, Labour calls on government to apologise over miners' strike, Thelong, slow death of the UK coal industry, Thatcher had secret plan to use army at height of miners' strike, Theclosure of Maltby colliery in pictures, the horrific police violence seen at the Orgreave coking plant. "We're going backwards, aren't we?" Back in 1993 he first tried to acquire the flat under Margaret Thatchers right-to-buy scheme. They still pay 3,500 a year towards the upkeep of his Yorkshire home as they believed it was his main home. And I got a reply." [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. That house sits on the edge of Worsbrough, close to the pit village where Scargill was born. "It was Thatcher's legislation, actually giving council tenants the right to buy their own houses. He was responsible for leading two pivotal miners' strikes: one in 1937 and another in the mid-1980s. For other inquiries, Contact Us. ", She then shoots me a look. British trade unionist Arthur Scargill marching with his wife Anne and other miners' wives during a protest in London, UK, 12th August 1984. . After his return to Britain, he joined the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. They need this like a hole in the head.. In 1974, he was instrumental in organising the miners' strike that led Prime Minister Edward Heath to call a February general election.[13]. Arthur Scargill wins 13,000 damages from National Union of Mineworkers. His father, Harold, was a miner and a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. He played a significant role in the unofficial strike of UK miners in 1969. He very, very rarely came home, 'cos he was always in the offices or organising things. Unlike the strikes in the 1970s, the later strike ended with the miners' defeat and the Thatcher government was able to consolidate its fiscally conservative programme. He was the representative of the Yorkshire miners. [54] He gave a rare television interview to ITV News at that time. [35] Negotiations between Scargill and the NUM took place in France. 10 Dec 2012. Soon, he also made his first attempt to win political office in a local council election, though he was defeated. 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 . He studied security videotapes and saw Mrs Scargill sneaking along a corridor with a tube of glue in her hands. "They asked me to relay that to him. He contested twice, in the 1997 general election, as well as the 2001 general election. They've made me worse.'". His first point was that he is not an accountant (I got that wrong) but an engineer by training and that he has worked in the airline industry all his life. 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. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? 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. The daughter of National Union of Mineworkers' president Arthur Scargill is to marry the man who helped close down the last pit in the NUM's South Yorkshire heartland, it was disclosed yesterday. One of them is from the nearby Wombwell Main pit, and tells its own story. Another column reader, Sandra from Pinner, North West London, was quoted 767 to renew her car insurance by Direct Line. Loyal Anne Scargill, 57, has moved out of the couple's luxury pounds 200,000 bungalow. [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. But one name is missing: that of Scargill's ex-husband, who will forever be synonymous with the events of 1984 and 85, but has seemingly resolved to sit through the anniversary in silence. "I've never, ever said owt. 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". He lost on both occasions, winning 2.4% of the vote in Hartlepool at the 2001 general election. Elegant Princess of Wales is all smiles as she plays with children on visit to a nursery amid backlash over Thrifty Kate strikes again! You've been found out. 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. She queried it and as a loyalty bonus they reduced to 655. They divorced in 2001. The NUM is not your personal bank account and never will be again. "He's OK," says Capstick. 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. 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. For webmasters |. Scargill was divorced from his activist wife Anne in 2001. Who is Arthur Scargill? The secretary at this time was a very good friend of mine called Jimmy Reid, and we're still close friends. 6 teaches true compassion and empathy. Arthur Scargill joins rail picket line in Sheffield Former NUM leader says he feels duty-bound to offer his support to striking workers, and has choice words for Starmer and Johnson Arthur. Arthur Scargill soon got a response from a representative of The Daily Worker, who persuaded him to join the Young Communist League of Britain. "I would have thought that someone who was public enemy number one, with MI5 tapping his calls and following him, and everything else they were allegedly doing to him I'm very surprised he managed to live the life hedid and get away with what he did without being pulled up," he says. [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. That violence strengthened the stature of the Coal Board and the Thatcher government. But apparently not. . His application was refused because the flat in the Barbican Estate's Shakespeare Tower was not Scargill's primary residence. So that was my initial introduction into socialism and into political militancy. Wilsher, Peter, Donald Macintyre, and Michael CE Jones, eds. He may still lose. A motion from the Kent area was passed by the NUM conference to move the head office to a coalfield. Arthur Scargill was born in England, United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 11, 1938 (Silent Generation). He's also claimed that "many" people now believe that Scargill has turned out to be as bad as Margaret Thatcher. Though he continued his work as a miner, he also studied various subjects including economics, social history and industrial relations. . Many of us started in the 1950s in the Young Communist League. He tells me he's writing a book. A lot of conflict followed between the government and Scargill`s union. I were 42, me. A PEACOCKING manchild lingering where the money is. "[44] However, in December 2012, Scargill lost a similar case concerning rent on his flat in the Barbican, London. He called for the cotton mills, steel plants and mines to be re-opened and that under EU rules, the government had not been able to subsidise the coal mines. "[40] Scargill complained to the Advertising Standards Authority who criticised the advertisement as "highly distasteful". For other uses, see, Early political and trade union activities. [22][23], Many found Scargill inspiring; many others found him frankly scary. The one who very secretly tried for two decades to buy a council flat in Londons fashionable Barbican so he could pocket a fortune. Scargill remains its leader, which may account for its lamentably low profile; after all, if your figurehead is also a media recluse, the world may not be yours for the taking. He studied at the Worsbrough Dale School, till he was fifteen. And now he's ditched all that. [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". One of them is from the nearby Wombwell Main pit, and tells its own story. "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. Dr Margaret Scargill has announced her plans to marry former Grimethorpe Colliery under-manager James Logan. 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. 'We now have a situation where the government and the establishment have a funeral on their hands which they wish they didnt have. [8], Scargill was a leader of the unofficial strike in 1969, which began in Yorkshire and spread across the country. As the anniversary of the 1984 miners' strike approaches, its figurehead Arthur Scargill has become a recluse, at war with the current NUM leadership. 'To say that is in no way to diminish her achievements and accomplishments. Peter, Gibbon. 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. "Two Kinds of Reform: Left Leadership in the British National Union of Mineworkers and the United Mineworkers of America, 19821990. This eventually led to the strike of 1984, when the government announced that they intend to close 20 coal mines. Scargill was involved in a High Court case in 1978 that set a precedent in UK labour law, known as Roebuck v NUM (Yorkshire Area) No 2. "If you've got a young lad at school and he's being bullied, and he comes out of school at the end of the day and the bully is waiting for him, to give him a good hiding the bully may be bigger than him, but he has a choice. They said: 'How about 15,000?' Im shocked.. 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. Their life sentences were eventually reduced to eight years. It's always those lower down who are suffering. Arthur Scargill, I ask you. Those who walk a Life Path with Number 6 gift the world with unconditional love, healing and nurturing. 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. [31] There was much criticism of Scargill within the NUM from the Welsh and Scottish areas, who briefly considered splitting from the NUM. Even his own union are up in arms at the purchase. Chris Kitchen said: "I would say it's time to walk away, Mr Scargill. 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. But his victory is in the struggle itself. The couple plan to marry later this year. "Leadership in the Miners Union-Scargill, Arthur Rise to Power. 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. Mr Scargill staged the nationwide walkout without holding a strike ballot, an omission which fatally undermined public support for the NUM. 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