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  disagree totally with marek here, the issue was about egos, two mighty ones.
  
  thatcher was clever enough to arrange that a hit list of pit closures at a time of high stocks and the start of summer was leaked.
  
  scargill must have seen through this but chose to go ahead with a non winnable strike using the good faith of his members who respected him for his previous good work.
  
  we all saw the result with people going up and down the country with begging bowls, end result closures, job losses, dbts, family breakdowns, communities decimated.
  
  arthur still lived comfortably though.

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