Scargill, still causing trouble

[telecat]

After giving a great performance as a Kamikaze during the miners strike Scargill is now trying to bleed the NUM to death by continuing to claim expenses from the union which now has less than 1,800 members. He is suing them for £15,000 for a new car, Phone Bills and various other expenses. The NUM have decided want his London Flat. Now there is a man feathering his own nest

[Soovy]

Some are more equal than others comrade.

[12gauge]

I thought he died long ago.

Does he still sport *that* hairstyle?

[rxtx]

Surely he could move in with Bob Crow.

[Hooli]

12gauge said:

I thought he died long ago.

Same here tbh.

Still the quicker the unions kill themselves the better it is for the country.

[ClaphamGT3]

I heard him interviewed not so long ago - the amazing thing is that, even after all this time and with all the evidence presented to him, he still doesn't get that he sold his members and their industry down the river

[Puggit]

He's still alive?

[crankedup]

Many do not agree with the man or his cause, but at least he is true to them and sincere, which is more than can be said about many politicians.
Add, of course in retirement he only has himself to be true to!

[rfisher]

He should move in with Maggie.

Remake of the odd couple.

[Johnnytheboy]

Best thing that happened to the cause of trade unionism in decades.

Achieved more than decades of moderation could have done to wake this country from being the 'sick man of Europe'.

[don4l]

crankedup said:

Many do not agree with the man or his cause, but at least he is true to them and sincere, which is more than can be said about many politicians.

Quite!

He really looked after the interests of his members, didn't he?

They all lost their jobs/wages... and he got a great big house.

I really struggle to understand Socialism.

Don
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[poo at Paul's]

don4l said:

crankedup said:

Many do not agree with the man or his cause, but at least he is true to them and sincere, which is more than can be said about many politicians.

Quite!

He really looked after the interests of his members, didn't he?

They all lost their jobs/wages... and he got a great big house.

I really struggle to understand Socialism.

Don


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They're experts at spending other people's money.

[Hooli]

don4l said:

I really struggle to understand Socialism.

It's simple, you screw the people, feather your nest & capitalists pay for it.

[Wacky Racer]

The only time I've seen Scargill speechless......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrnBenKLeT8

[Fishtigua]

Just as an aside, not very revelant. I used to work on a very big superyacht in the '80s in the south of France.

When the bobblehatted tourists came around and asked who owned it, there was one call from bleeding deck..............Arthur Scargill.

No one batted an eyelid??

[turbobloke]

anonymous said:

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And the rest...how anybody can describe Scargill using the word 'sincere' and not a string of invective beats me, deluded loon was restrained and very generous on your part.

[Haggleburyfinius]

Fishtigua said:

Just as an aside, not very revelant. I used to work on a very big superyacht in the '80s in the south of France.

When the bobblehatted tourists came around and asked who owned it, there was one call from bleeding deck..............Arthur Scargill.

No one batted an eyelid??

Isn't that a strange feature of the behaviour of humans? We regularly see populist, "man of the people" leaders make the smooth transition to the elite without that very fact tarnishing their reputation.

Anyway, back on topic...as someone who wasn't born/was very very young during all the Union bks, it amazes me that anyone even gave this guy a platform. If he was the best and brightest of what he represented...jeez!

[Slaav]

From memory, he is a thieving scumbag.

He (correct me if I am wrong) arranged for him and his family to be housed in a very nice house for life! Good perk.

He was Life President at one point and changed the rules so that could not be changed?

He changed the constitution of tge NUM so that he and his family could never lose their very healthy pensions and perks. And some idiots within the NUM allowed all of this. Despite it being so obviously wrong and unconstitutional.

Madness!

[whoami]

crankedup said:

Many do not agree with the man or his cause, but at least he is true to them and sincere, which is more than can be said about many politicians.
Add, of course in retirement he only has himself to be true to!

[ralphrj]

Slaav said:

He changed the constitution of tge NUM so that he and his family could never lose their very healthy pensions and perks. And some idiots within the NUM allowed all of this. Despite it being so obviously wrong and unconstitutional.

As I understand it this is the cause of the dispute between Scargill and the NUM.

Scargill unilaterally awarded himself huge benefits for life just before finally leaving the NUM.

Nobody at the NUM "allowed all of this". They had no idea he had done it.