Scargill

British

/ ˈskɑːɡɪl /

noun

Arthur. born 1938, British trades union leader; president of the National Union of Mineworkers (1982–2002). He led the miners in a long and bitter strike (1984–85), but failed to prevent pit closures

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The son of a coal miner, Mr Anderson belonged to Arthur Scargill's National Union of Mineworkers.

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Richard Wells, journalist: "That was, I suppose, Scargill's Waterloo. That was where the strike was going to be won or lost… Every day the tension was a little bit more than the day before."

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Mr Scargill stepped down as president of the NUM in 2002.

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Mr Scargill said there was a "lesson" for all trade union leaders today.

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Former miners' leader Arthur Scargill was the guest of honour at a rally marking 40 years since the year-long strikes.

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