The trade unions and the Labour Party... failed miserably. Instead of giving concrete support, and calling upon workers to take industrial action, they did nothing.

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Yet what you need is not marches, demonstrations, rallies or wide associations, all of them...

Yet what you need is not marches, demonstrations, rallies or wide associations, all of them...

Contrast that with the call of the Liberal Democrats in April, when they were prepared...

Contrast that with the call of the Liberal Democrats in April, when they were prepared...

The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing...

The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing...

If you've got an industry where you've got massive investment, it doesn't matter whether you...

If you've got an industry where you've got massive investment, it doesn't matter whether you...

You may see the emergence of a new political party from the body of the...

You may see the emergence of a new political party from the body of the...

There's a feeling that strength is determined by the size of a union. That clearly...

There's a feeling that strength is determined by the size of a union. That clearly...

All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have.

All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have.

The labour movement had the best opportunity in 50 years to transform not merely an...

The labour movement had the best opportunity in 50 years to transform not merely an...