Bong here...

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pic related is required reading.

to answer your question, the mines were going to be shut down either way. mining had become unprofitable in britain for a number of reasons but most because coal mines in Indonesia and elsewhere were able to push through mining techniques intolerable in europe and also run their mines on slave labor.

there was nothing the union could have done or not done to keep the mines going. the uk govt had within its power the ability to stop the blight that the former coal towns and basically all of wales have turned into.

That's weak tbh

Holla Forumsintelpro

It was pretty reasonable. How would you feel if you're employed your whole life as a coal miner and suddenly see your jobs disappearing, while often having a family to feed?

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OK that covers the mines. What about manufacturing?

It's not bad, it's simply
D E G E N E R A T E

it's almost as if no matter how much people work, or how many generations, capital will always find a way to keep the vast majority just above subsistence level, having just enough to stay alive, keep working and not riot, but no more. Someone should write a book about this.

No, the economy is cyclical and there would be a crisis any way. The particular problems the UK faced in the 70s were caused by under investment in the 60s and the oil price shock and Nixon shock.