Re: Aurthur Scargill, the miners' hero.

Whatever the rights and wrongs of the past, it is the situation today which is totally bizarre. When Scargill made his "arrangement" with the union, there were many thousands of miners in the NUM. Today there are about 2000. These 2000 are paying abut £20 each per year (from their union subs) to maintain Arthur's millionaire pad in the Barbican and his second home in Yorkshire. From being a defender of the union, Arthur is now leaching upon it.

Re: Aurthur Scargill, the miners' hero.

Way back I had a contract with a company, that company went belly up, but my pension is still paid to me.
If the union didn't cover their backsides by insuring themselves, then they deserve all they get, to not pay Arthur Scargil they would have to go totally out of existence, but they wont do that.
They did say on TV that if Arthur won in court, they would pay it.
Just have to wait and see.