[Barrie Yates]

Originally Posted by cashman

Some lucky sods made a fortune in overtime n some even bragged about it during the miners dispute, that would be our illustrious Police Force.

So did the miners - I lived in a Notts village in 71/72 and we could buy coal from the miners who used to come into the village pub every Friday evening - from their very generous allowance of free coal - which they got even when on strike.