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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.