polo mint Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Well, Arthur's fine record stands proud for all to see. Even his most hated enemy's cannot argue against it. Well done Arthur, we all love you, don't we. (Number of deep mines before "the strike" 170 Miners numbers then, hundreds of thousands. Number of deep mines now 3 Miners numbers now, a few hundred). A record to be truly proud of. A case of a donkey leading Lions I'm afraid. ref Wikipedia.() Angel. Number of houses owned or provided for Arthur before 1 (small) Now.. 1 large expensive house in Yorkshire plus 2 very expensive flats in London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 coal was cheaper to import than to mine in the uk due to the unions continued demands and threats of strike action. if they had kept the costs down there would still be a coal mining industry in the uk, but they refused and got greedy. they held the country to ransom so the democratically elected government of the time smashed them and we are better for it. now with the cost of other forms of fuel spiraling up, mining has become economically viable once more, and so there is talk of reopening some of the mines. the same is happening with precious metal mining, especially gold. in scotland they are reopening some old mines that had previously closed. things change so you cant compare now to then. Ironically coal looks set to make a big comeback, although it is unlikely to involve many miners or the NUM. New techniques have been developed that can convert underground coal into gas and bring it to the surface without anyone going underground. The UK has massive coal reserves deep under the sea where ordinary mining can't get to them. The gas can be used as gas, burned to produce electricity or even converted into petrol and deisel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 coal was cheaper to import than to mine in the uk due to the unions continued demands and threats of strike action. if they had kept the costs down there would still be a coal mining industry in the uk, but they refused and got greedy. I think the sulphur content in UK coal also had something do with with imports taking over. http://www.lordgrey.org.uk/~f014/usefulresources/aric/Resources/Fact_Sheets/Key_Stage_4/Air_Pollution/27.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Ironically coal looks set to make a big comeback, although it is unlikely to involve many miners or the NUM. New techniques have been developed that can convert underground coal into gas and bring it to the surface without anyone going underground. The UK has massive coal reserves deep under the sea where ordinary mining can't get to them. The gas can be used as gas, burned to produce electricity or even converted into petrol and deisel. thats progress. the same has happened through out the history of the UK ever since the industrial revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 I think the sulphur content in UK coal also had something do with with imports taking over. http://www.lordgrey.org.uk/~f014/usefulresources/aric/Resources/Fact_Sheets/Key_Stage_4/Air_Pollution/27.html another nail in the uk coal coffin that is quickly forgotten by the citizen smith brigade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 thats progress. the same has happened through out the history of the UK ever since the industrial revolution. Video killed the radio star. But if we are to compete on the world stage we need to progress. No one is going to buy coal that is innefficiently mined. It was sad for the pit ponies and pick manufacturers but the game had moved on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 An amusing Scargill related story here: Hecklers disrupt Scargill play at Barnsley Civic http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-17416540 A spokesperson for Quidem Productions said: "It appears that some of the supporters of Mr Scargill have difficulty in understanding the difference between a documentary and theatrical interpretation." Ho ho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 An amusing Scargill related story here: Hecklers disrupt Scargill play at Barnsley Civic http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-17416540 Ho ho! Maybe the Hecklers were koched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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