geared Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 But this time Scargill took on more than he could chew. He was well out of his depth thinking he could bully Thatcher . His actions put his members on the dole. Thatcher played the man like the fool he was, set him up for the big fall and he gladly went right along with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santo Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Scargill was only in it for himself, like all other union leaders. For him it was all about feathering his nest at the expense of the miners. You know he never received a penny in wages during the strike don't you? And that he was arrested at Orgreave? You talk so much crap it's laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem8634 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 No it wasn't, there was an enormous drive from the public and from the effected families to get justice for the 96 dead. How many died at Orgreave again?? Is death the only thing that warrants investigation? ---------- Post added 31-10-2016 at 19:52 ---------- all I learned from Hillsborough inquiry was that not one Liverpool fan did anything wrong Really? That was the only thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Is death the only thing that warrants investigation? It's the clear differentiation between the two events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem8634 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 It's the clear differentiation between the two events. Does it automatically absolve any wrongdoing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Does it automatically absolve any wrongdoing? It makes an inquiry 'in the public interest' Orgreave is not in the public interest, which is why it's been denied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem8634 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 It makes an inquiry 'in the public interest' Orgreave is not in the public interest, which is why it's been denied. Is death the only qualifying factor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Is death the only qualifying factor? Passage of time as well, 30 years ago it would have been far more relevant. Maybe if they sorted the rot out back then later events would have happened differently? Now with no chance of prosecution, nothing new to learn and no-one having been actually wronged it's just a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santo Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Thatcher played the man like the fool he was, set him up for the big fall and he gladly went right along with it. That might well be the case but do you really agree with Penny's absurd suggestion that Scargill cost miners their jobs? The pits were always going to be closed. Scargill fought a fight he couldn't win. Saying he was feathering his own nest like all union leaders is just the sort of brain-dead non-thought so typical of Penistone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Is death the only thing that warrants investigation? ---------- Post added 31-10-2016 at 19:52 ---------- Really? That was the only thing? the only thing that stood out like a sore thumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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