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The former miners' leader arthur scargill says today's trade union leaders should learn the lessons of the past if they are to succeed. he was speaking on the 50th anniversary of the battle of saltley, during the 1972 miners' strike. the mass picket led to the defeat of the then conservative government, and propelled mr scargill to national prominence. he's been speaking exclusively to the bbc�*s ian white. february 1972, a nationwide miners' strike was under way. at a coking works in birmingham, pickets struggled to stop lorries going in and out, so a call went out for help to the num in yo...

The lessons of the past if they are to succeed. he was speaking on the 50th anniversary of the battle of saltley, during the 1972 miners' strike. the mass picket led to the defeat of the conservative government, and propelled mr scargill to national prominence. he's been speaking exclusively to the bbc�*s ian white. february 1972, a nationwide miners' strike was under way. at a coking works in birmingham, pickets struggled to stop lorries going in and out, so a call went out for help to the num in yorkshire — could they send miners down to help? we want assurances from the chairman of the ...

The former miners�* leader arthur scargill says today's trade union leaders should learn the lessons of the past if they are to succeed. he was speaking on the 50th anniversary of the battle of saltley, during the 1972 miners�* strike. the mass picket led to the defeat of the then conservative government, and propelled mr scargill to national prominence. in a rare sit down interview for the bbc, arthur scargill has been speaking exclusively to our reporter ian white, about his memories of that time. february 1972, a nationwide miners�* strike was under way. at a coking works in birmingha...

Okay. then why did you book it? then they said it was because they thought there would be riots. riots in san diego specifically you that might not have other places? then they said they thought there weren't enough hotel rooms in san diego for the republicans to have a successful convention. which i mean, okay. really? after more than a year of planning the republicans realized at the very last second they didn't book enough hotel rooms so call the whole thing off? yeah, turns out that was not the real reason they couldn't do their convention in san diego. the real reason was a memo, an incri...

In san diego. then they'd thought there would be riots, riots in san diego specifically. then they said they thought there weren't enough hotel rooms in san diego for the republicans to have a successful conveng. after more than a year of planning the republicans realized at the very last second they didn't book enough hotel rooms so call the whole thing off? yeah, turns out that was not the real reason they couldn't do their convention in san diego. the real reason was a memo, an incriminating memo and a pushy reporter. february 1972, a few months before the san diego convention was due to ha...