The names of all incoming telephone callers are recorded on a central log. Baroness Thatcher was very lucky,' he said. Soon, he also made his first attempt to win political office in a local council election, though he was defeated. ARTHUR SCARGILL has two faces. But an issue like that it wasn't easy to come to a compromise. Thats what right-to-buy did for ordinary people. [5] In 1957 he was elected NUM Yorkshire Area Youth Delegate, and attended the 6th World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow as a representative of the Yorkshire miners. [9] Scargill saw this strike as a turning point in the union's attitude to militancy.[10]. The values are responsibility, family, long-term goals. You've been found out. [43] In February 2012, Scargill won 13,000 in a court action against the NUM, primarily for car expenses, and for the earlier temporary denial of membership. That's what I believe". Mr Scargill first came to prominence in the early 1970s, when he was involved in a mass picket at the Saltley Gate coking plant in Birmingham. Loyal Anne Scargill, 57, has moved out of the couple's luxury pounds 200,000 bungalow. (The Yorkshire Left had already decided to stand him as their candidate even before the strike.) The NUM says the money is being used to defend what remains of the coal industry and help both its members and former miners. He felt that the Labour Party had betrayed the basic principles of the party`s constitution. Terms of use | I hate all women. [14] The section under "staff procedures" details how Scargill monitored head office staff: Mr. Scargill's vendetta against Head Office staff has at times descended to the most puerile and paranoic [sic] levels. Who is Arthur Scargill? They need this like a hole in the head', They expected, particularly Master Scargill, to bring down her Government, too. On 25 August 2010, it was reported that Scargill had been told that he no longer qualified for full membership of the NUM under union rules that he had helped draw up, but was only eligible for "life", "retired" or "honorary" membership, none of which carried voting rights. "I've never, ever said owt. of the other candidates claimed that they were given very little time to prepare. Arthur Scargill celebrated that he had outlived his old foe Lady Thatcher when he heard of her death, it was revealed last night. Well, he is, indispatches [laughs].". Back at the NUM I have an appointment to meet Betty Cook and Anne Scargill, to discuss the 30th anniversary of the miners' strike of 1984-5, which began in Yorkshire during the opening days of March 1984. His comments followed a question in the Commons from Labour MP Lisa Nandy, who said the miners and their families deserved an apology for the mine closures. He felt the need to fight for changes in the capitalist society, and vowed that he would work towards making the world more equitable. He gained fame for using the tactic to win the Battle of Saltley Gate in 1972, and made it his main tactical device in the 1984 strike. On the first step, it says "nationalisation"; after that comes "the five-day week", "social security", "family allowances", "health and peace", and "prosperity and happiness". I think if it had been made public before then there'd have been a huge outcry. Scargill subsequently decided to move to Sheffield, and said that he had spoken to each member of staff to ask them to move to Sheffield. After the miners' strike in 1984, there were accusations that Arthur Scargill had misappropriated National Union of Mineworkers funds and that money which sh. ", R.R. "Well, you've knocked on my door," he says. He studied at the Worsbrough Dale School, till he was fifteen. For his three-year contract his pay has gone up from 300,000 at the BBC to 1.2million at C4 plus the ability to do more commercial deals than would have been possible at the Corporation. Scargill was often accompanied by his then wife Anne Harper to speak at picket lines and to media appearances; Harper was simultaneously involved in founding and leading the National Women Against Pit Closures movement. Airport staff at Leeds-Bradford Airport identified Scargill attempting to travel under a false name (Arthur Fenn) wearing a disguise on 20 July, and turned him away to purchase a genuine ticket with his true identity. [9] This performance strengthened his popularity with the Yorkshire miners. He then started working as a coal miner. "Five years ago, when I first started, if we got 30 or 40, we thought we'd got a lot," she says. In 2014, it was reported that Scargill had become a recluse. 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It's the last place Ivisit in Yorkshire before I turn the car round and head south: a low, long, stone-clad cottage only 50 or so yards from the M1, with a silver 4x4 parked outside, and a modest set of gates. They said: 'How about 15,000?' Does that include him? [4] He joined the Young Communist League in 1955, becoming its Yorkshire District Chair in 1956 and shortly after a member of its National Executive Committee. Arthur Scargill's name is on the list of union officials that adorns one wall, but that is it: among the banners, memorabilia and countless images of the strike, he is nowhere to be seen. 'To say that is in no way to diminish her achievements and accomplishments. ", She then shoots me a look. To my mind there should be no criticism of Mr Hollywood for following the money and I suspect if you had been in the same position you too would have gone. And I got a reply." The miners` strike of 1974 eventually brought down the Conservative government of Edward Heath. [32] The documentary suggests that the claims against Scargill were untrue. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/arthur-scargill-50638.php. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. A lot of other people on the National Executive at that time went on and became very respectable Labour MPs in Parliament. MINERS' leader Arthur Scargill has left his wife after 37 years, it was revealed last night. This was the verdict of the rather strange former Bake Off star Ruby Tandoh on Paul Hollywoods decision to go with the show when it moves from the BBC1 to C4. [21] Many politicians, including the then Labour leader Neil Kinnock, believed Scargill had made a huge mistake in calling the strike in the summer rather than in the winter. I were 42, me. "[28] This was in the Prime Minister's rejection of Labour calls for an apology for government actions during the 19841985 miners' strike. Joining the NUM at the age of 19 in 1957, Scargill was one of its leading activists by the late 1960s. I cant wait for us to exit the single market as it will mean German cars will be so expensive they wont sell any here and we could then start our own car industry with the chance of making it a success now Red Robbo is so old he cant destroy companies any more. On the appointment of Ian MacGregor as head of the NCB in 1983, Scargill stated, "The policies of this government are clear to destroy the coal industry and the NUM". Most viewed. Wilsher, Peter, Donald Macintyre, and Michael CE Jones, eds. He understood the plight of the workers, and chose to stay and remain a self-appointed representative of the workers. "I don't know what a deal would have been," he says. However, in 1979, the Conservatives were able to win again under Margaret Thatcher, and destroy the majority of the Labour Party. I sent a message it was 10,000. The editor of the Daily Mirror at the time, Roy Greenslade, wrote an article in The Guardian in May 2002 to apologise to Scargill for the false claims about paying off the mortgage and for putting too much trust in Roger Windsor, who at the time had still not repaid the 29,500 that he had taken from the Miners' Welfare Fund and that the Lightman Report had asked that he repay. Arthur Scargill's net worth estimate is $100,000 - $1M. Although he never worked at Barrow Colliery in his home village, he was involved in the politics of the branch, where the membership was much more left-wing than in the conservative Woolley Colliery. He lost on both occasions, winning 2.4% of the vote in Hartlepool at the 2001 general election. "I'm just curious as to why some of the stuff we're finding out and bringing to light wasn't brought to light years ago," he says. So does his son-in-law. His time at the top of the union saw not just the strike and his union's defeat, but the rapid decline of the British coal industry not least in the early 1990s, when the-then trade minister Michael Heseltine announced that 31 ofthe UK's remaining 50 deep collieries were to shut. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. But he will not be drawn any further. How will she write a book like that while somehow keeping him out of the story? . And with that, not for the first time, Arthur Scargill retreats, inside. Scargill and his wife Anne, herself a miner's daughter and an active organizer of miners' groups, had one daughter, Margaret. But his victory is in the struggle itself. His policy alienated most of the Nottinghamshire miners, undermined his position with the leaders of the trade union movement, hurt the union's reputation in British public opinion, and led to violence along the picket line. Its main image is of a solitary miner, with arms aloft, climbing a staircase to the clouds. The two men had been convicted of the murder of David Wilkie, a taxi driver, by throwing a block of concrete from a bridge onto his car. His father was also a loyal member of the Communist Party. My father was a Communist. I drove the picket bus. He studied security videotapes and saw Mrs Scargill sneaking along a corridor with a tube of glue in her hands. Scargill led the union in the 19841985 miners' strike. [18], Miners were split between those who supported the strike and those who opposed it (see Union of Democratic Mineworkers). The comments below have been moderated in advance. He keeps a home close to the pit village where he was born, and is said to be close to Nell Myers, the American-born woman who was the NUM's national press officer during the strike, and continues to assist Scargill in his political and media dealings. [37] Scargill reached an agreement to repay money to the NUM shortly after this. Some historians have provided interpretations and explanations of the defeat. Scargill never balloted NUM members for a strike; this was seen as an erosion of democracy within the union, but the role of ballots in decision-making had been made very unclear after previous leader, Joe Gormley, had ignored two ballots over wage reforms, and his decisions had been upheld after appeals to court were made. [6] In 1970, he was elected a member of the regional committee of the Co-operative Retail Services in Barnsley and a delegate to its national conference. Do send more to kelvin@the-sun.co.uk. Back then, Scargill was the wife of a man who would soon be among the two or three most famous people in the country, but what she did during the strike pushed her conclusively out of his shadow. ", There follows the most illustrative of anecdotes. Like me you wont have heard of Ms Tandoh since she last appeared in the show a couple of years back and the only reason she would have made any impression was a suggestion she was flirting with Mr Hollywood. [31] In addition, it was alleged that he had taken 1,000,000 of cash donated by the Soviet Union for the Welsh miners and placed it in a Dublin bank account for the "International Miners' Organisation", where it stayed until a year after the strike had finished. There, he met Russian leaders such as Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev. He played a significant role in the unofficial strike of UK miners in 1969. The militant former leader of the National Union of Mineworkers was the Tory prime ministers most bitter enemy during the miners' strike of 1984 but has not commented publicly on her demise. This eventually led to the strike of 1984, when the government announced that they intend to close 20 coal mines. He is best known for leading the UK miners' strike (1984-85), a major event in the history of the British labour movement. In 1958, he attended the World Federation of Trade Unions youth congress in Prague. Published: 23:21 GMT, 11 April 2013 | Updated: 01:49 GMT, 12 April 2013. His eyes have sunk a little into his face; the voice is deeper and huskier than it once was. It was a defining moment in British industrial relations, and its defeat significantly weakened the trade union movement. "[44] However, in December 2012, Scargill lost a similar case concerning rent on his flat in the Barbican, London. They had one daughter named Margaret. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. He became a member of the Woolley NUM Branch Committee, in 1961. Even his own union are up in arms at the purchase. But one name is missing: that of Scargill's ex-husband, who will forever be synonymous with the events of 1984 and 85, but has seemingly resolved to sit through the anniversary in silence. And he's done very well out of it.". I've always said that if Arthur can no longer control the NUM, he'll try and destroy it. Arthur's dad lived with us as well: there were me, Arthur, Margaret [their daughter] and Arthur's dad. In January 2014, the Prime Minister, David Cameron stated, "I think if anyone needs to make an apology for their role in the miners' strike it should be Arthur Scargill for the appalling way that he led the union. Copyright 2023 Farlex, Inc. | In 1990, Scargill was accused in a series of Daily Mirror articles of mishandling money donated for the striking miners during the 19841985 strike, with many of the sources being those who had previously worked with him in the NUM such as Kim Howells, Jim Parker and Roger Windsor. So that was my initial introduction into socialism and into political militancy. Labours Lord Gilbert hailed Lady Thatchers good fortune in facing Mr Scargill. Arthur Scargill (born 11 January 1938)[1] is a British trade unionist who was President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1982 to 2002. As late as 2009, it was said that Scargill was estranged not just from Anne, but his daughter, Margaret, and her husband and, by extension, his twin grandsons. I cannot find parliamentary language to use to describe Arthur Scargill.. Arthur Scargill destroyed many lives with his attitude and his . Yet that has not stopped the ardent communist exploiting one of her flagship policies. They're at it again! Scargill remains its leader, which may account for its lamentably low profile; after all, if your figurehead is also a media recluse, the world may not be yours for the taking. The political power of the NUM and of most British trade unions was severely reduced. It was a major political victory for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative Party. "Goodbye to all that? But apparently not. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian, Margaret Thatcher didn't expect it, but miners' wives galvanised the '84 strike, Labour calls on government to apologise over miners' strike, Thelong, slow death of the UK coal industry, Thatcher had secret plan to use army at height of miners' strike, Theclosure of Maltby colliery in pictures, the horrific police violence seen at the Orgreave coking plant. Scargill had, before becoming president, favoured moving the head office of the NUM out of London, which he described as a "prostituting place". . Harper married Arthur Scargill, who was also an elected member of the Trade Union branch committee at Woolley Colliery, at Gawber Parish Church on 16 September 1961. This had great implications for regional relations in the NUM; the executive was described as dominated by "Gormley's rotten boroughs", since every region even quite small ones had one delegate, and the larger regions had only a few more (Scotland and South Wales had two delegates each, Yorkshire had three). Scargill says that if he had succeeded, the property would have been eventually returned to the union; the NUM's leadership insists there is no evidence to back up this claim. Or are the Scargills effectively hoping to make a quick return by flogging the joint immediately and trousering 1million tax free? Cold, hard facts about how freezing winter weather can harm your health. [56], In July 2021 he spoke at the Rebel Town Festival in Jarrow. 'No.' In 1974, he was instrumental in organising the miners' strike that led Prime Minister Edward Heath to call a February general election.[13]. In 2016 it was reported that the grandfather of two was living in a three-bedroom detached country house in Yorkshire owned by his. Kitchen has said he believes Scargill is out to destroy the NUM. Arthur Scargill, the son and grandson of coal miners, was born in Worsborough, South Yorkshire, in 1938. They had one daughter named Margaret. An article published in The Times in August 2015 stated that Scargill had spoken to the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union conference in June 2015, and that he was due to appear alongside Jeremy Corbyn at the Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign in September 2015. Arthur Scargill soon got a response from a representative of The Daily Worker, who persuaded him to join the Young Communist League of Britain. But apparently not. From an early age, Arthur used to read books such as The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, where he learnt about starvation and injustice as well as courage as well as nobility of the working classes. He also became known in the 1972 strike, where he was the spokesman for the Yorkshire miners. The 84-year-old British politician has done well thus far! He also represented the Barnsley Co-op at Cooperative congresses. Milne, Seumas. " That's what I believe.". Five seconds later, the door creaks open, and there he is: the man who onceparried the huge forces of British industrial history, dressed in a white-and-blue check shirt and light blue denim trousers. He reaches for his phone and shows me what he received. He may still lose. offers Cook. McIlroy, J. "But we've had to move to new premises. If you're out for a wage increase, you can cut a deal. "Leadership in the Miners Union-Scargill, Arthur Rise to Power. Its energy is that of Mother Gaia. Even if talent is thin on the ground could I suggest the Crime Commissioners of Leicestershire and West Midlands do us all a favour by throwing out their deranged Chief Constables. On the first step, it says "nationalisation"; after that comes "the five-day week", "social security", "family allowances", "health and peace", and "prosperity and happiness". When remembering this, she brims with the same rage she must have felt at the time. His father, Harold, was a miner and a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Unlike the strikes in the 1970s, the later strike ended with the miners' defeat and the Thatcher government was able to consolidate its fiscally conservative programme. Chris Kitchen said: "I would say it's time to walk away, Mr Scargill. They divorced in 2001. Even Muslim groups think the idea is mad. The flat on the 25th floor had previously been rented to him as a perk of his job as leader of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Scargill had condemned the killing at the time. However, by the time he grew up, the family was able to move to a better and more comfortable home. [53] He was not attending any of the events to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the 1984 strike at the NUM. My mother was strictly non-political. He did not take the Eleven-Plus exam and went to Worsbrough Dale School (now called the Elmhirst School). We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The fight was a political one, as well. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Rivals: Arthur Scargill (left), the militant former leader of the National Union of Mineworkers, was the Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher's (right) most bitter enemy during the miners' strike of 1984. Just to hammer the point home, it was in block capitals: "SCARGILL ALIVE! Wheat it and weep! I'm working on article about the 30th anniversary of the strike, I say. I don't know how far he's got. [22][23], Many found Scargill inspiring; many others found him frankly scary. [8], Scargill was a leader of the unofficial strike in 1969, which began in Yorkshire and spread across the country. Princess Royal honours Team GB curling stars and Scottish police chief at Palace of Peter Andre launches scathing attack on Prince Harry as he says Duke of Sussex is 'publicly trashing his Heartbreak for Kate: Auschwitz survivor Zigi Shipper, who dedicated his life to educating on the horrors of Charles's first royal RSVP! Along with Tony Benn, veteran left-wing MP from the Labour Party, he campaigned to free the two strikers Russell Shankland and Dean Hancock, who were convicted of killing a taxi driver named David Wilkie. Dr Margaret Scargill has announced her plans to marry former Grimethorpe Colliery under-manager James Logan. Arthur Scargill was married to Anne Scargill, who is herself the daughter of a miner. "It's strange, because Arthur was a media person. Not very often the CEO of such a large company would admit there was work to be done and it means my gripe must be mirrored in their customer research. ', Mr Scargill replied simply: Scargill Alive!. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. [55], In 2017, Scargill spoke at an event in Cardiff setting out how British manufacturing could be rebuilt after Britain had left the European Union. And this is why. When the suggestion was put to Mr Cole, why didnt he say the idea was out of the question, not least because the public would want to see an officers face? In Grimethorpe, 100% of the miners were on strike. Advertisement Further Reading on Arthur Scargill The best work on Scargill was Michael Crick, Scargill and the Miners (1985). 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