miners strike 1984-lessons to be learnt.

norbert · Post by **norbert** » 07 Jul 2009, 22:07

I think " Sid " as in " Tell Sid " from the British Gas Ad's would be swinging from a lampost these days . All that bo***cks about everyone a capitalist and a owner's democracy . It was a illusion , it was the Tories mates in the city ; that coined it in .

Night Tonic · Post by **Night Tonic** » 07 Jul 2009, 22:10

Well thats true but its been like that through scores of governments. Some come in with grand ideas then discover its not them running the country at all. Never likely to be either.

Tman · Post by **Tman** » 07 Jul 2009, 22:27

Night Tonic wrote:
johnsouthwales wrote:it's pointless saying things like scargill was delusional. if that is the case, we all are delusional. and we are still suffering today because of those days

That's true. Scargill was just as diseased as Thatcher. Both fighting for dogma, both thinking they were the 20th century version of Henry V, both with followers who (still) think they were almost god-like, and both utterly useless for the long-term good.

Still, squeak the rallying cry "this is a class war" and watch those sheep fall into line no matter what colour flag they follow....

axeman · Post by **axeman** » 08 Jul 2009, 21:53

At least a lot of what scargill said was the truth unlike the lying dragon eh nt ,tm

Night Tonic · Post by **Night Tonic** » 08 Jul 2009, 22:49

Truth? Get real. Guy was a complete twot. Mind you, he set a fashion in comb-overs I'll give him that.

BELIAL · Post by **BELIAL** » 08 Jul 2009, 23:27

You cant say that ,his daughter might read this

Night Tonic · Post by **Night Tonic** » 09 Jul 2009, 02:01

A negative balanced by a positive. Can't beat that:)

Post by **stokes11eg** » 09 Jul 2009, 04:24

right or wrong at least Scargill. Mgahey? and other leaders of old still fought from the front, and most people
still recognise their names--how many folks outside R/M know about Billy Hayes?

Tman · Post by **Tman** » 09 Jul 2009, 08:38

Don't be silly, everyone knows him for the voice-over of Chef in South Park, and his earlier work on the film score for "Shaft" back in the early 1970s.

axeman · Post by **axeman** » 09 Jul 2009, 17:14

And chefs got a thing or two in common with you eh ' tman ' breathing apparatus the same color

johnsouthwales · Post by **johnsouthwales** » 09 Jul 2009, 18:51

think i watched that top of the pops at the time lol. bought the single

Tman · Post by **Tman** » 09 Jul 2009, 19:15

axeman wrote:And chefs got a thing or two in common with you eh ' tman ' breathing apparatus the same color

[Sigh]

And you, oh faithful Agent, would no doubt be a double for Tweek Tweak.

Now, any chance of raising your game above the level of the average junior school kid?

axeman · Post by **axeman** » 09 Jul 2009, 19:54

young at heart tman

raised my game i'm doing as little as posible for our esteemed leaders ...call it a personal strike

(for the mo)

Tman · Post by **Tman** » 09 Jul 2009, 21:47

Call it whatever you like. You may as well, as it's meaningless to me although good old Links apparently sees something in it.

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johnsouthwales · Post by **johnsouthwales** » 06 Oct 2009, 12:06

at least miners valued life itself

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