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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.  |
You are correct, Cashman. Neither side came out of the sad dispute bathed in glory, but to boast about the expenses earned by some was both wrong and demeaning. However, believe me, the confrontations at the various pit-heads provided the most frightening experiences of my entire life and involved several changes of underwear, which I am not ashamed to admit to. I am sure that the dispute could have been handled better, and I believe it was wrong of Mrs Thatcher to embroil the police in a battle that should never have been allowed to degerate into sduch a hostile situation, the repercussions of which still reverberate today.