the myth of workers' control arthur scargill

: A Review of Literature on the 1984/5 Miners' Strike. In 1961, Scargill was elected a member of the Woolley NUM Branch Committee. Industrial Democracy in Italy: Workers Co-ops and the Self-management Debate Mark Holmstrom, Mark Holmstrm Snippet view - 1989. This was to begin the argument of whether the actions of Thatcher and the state during the strike led to its failure. Andrew Marrs view on why the Miners strike failed is much more convincing as it gives credit to Scargills leadership skills while also saying not even he would be able to persuade every part of the industry to strike showing that Marr believes that Scargill was the best man for the job. Page 161. [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. March 07, 2009. Page 317. This shows that even someone who takes the traditional mainstream media view, that because of Scargills actions the strike was poorly supported and doomed to fail, you cant deny the amount of support that the miners had. The Anatomy of Thatcherism. Registered office: Creative Tower, Fujairah, PO Box 4422, UAE. Can you add one ? He is best known for leading the UK miners' strike (198485), a major event in the history of the British labour movement. Therefore, this portrays the feelings of the majority of the miners who were on strike as they realised that this lack of support could determine the outcome of the strike. //