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  Many people think that because miners were strong activists in fighting for better pay and conditions in their Collieries, they were also strong unionist and politically minded.
  The truth is, when things were going right in their pits, the majority of miners neither cared about union meetings or about politics. They were far happier working a full week and getting together and having a chat over a pint or two in the club.
  They did not want or deserve to be brought into that war or to be told they were the "enemy within".
  I don't think people have ever truly understood the majority of miners. Working down our mines was no ordinary job; it had unique skills and conditions that only some could take on.
  The sense of pride from being a miner and belonging to a mining community, far outweighed wages in importance and close second came with protecting their mines, for their future and for the continuance of their culture.
  They were proud to be in an industry that served the people of this country and to be told they were the "Enemy Within" and to be treated like whipping boys was disgusting and abhorrent.

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