Arthur Scargill

Arthur Scargill

87 (1938-01-11)
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Arthur Scargill is a British trade unionist. He was President of the National Union of Mineworkers from 1982 to 2002. Joining the NUM at the age of nineteen in 1957, he became one of its leading activists in the late 1960s.

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It's No Joke Living in Barnsley 1976 (6)

Brian Glover meets up with locals like Arthur Scargill as he guides us round his home town.
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N/A N/A (5.5)

This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
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The Miners' Campaign Video Tapes: Not Just Tea and Sandwiches 1984

Part of BFI collection "The Miners' Campaign Video Tapes."