My uncle was certainly pretty militant 'til the bitter end.
My own view is that the real mistake was not rebuilding those local economies once the pits closed/heavy industry ceased. Missed opportunity really.
But they weren't, and never would be, Tory voting areas so they were left to fend for themselves.
Posted By: CWC, Jun 3, 23:07:52
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