Hatfield Main NUM on 20 February.
platform. The ballot for NUM vice-president takes place on 17 March for the post that becomes vacant with the retirement of Mick MeGahey in July.
Thompson was responding to a question from a retired miner who demanthe other candidate, respond to Observer, stated nock were trying to anti-general secretary.
to them.
Neither right wing's past leading wing dominated such clerical COSA Arthur has argued 'accomodation' 'attempts ColleCte 'Only principles embodied so magnificently in the can combat and defeat the attacks mounted by the Tory Coveracul azallist the people of Britain.' scargill took up ine alternative to this strategy that had been advanced by agent. I campaigned for Scargill as Yorkshire president, and as national president. I'm standing as vice-president to work with Arthur Scargill, not to control him' declared Sammy Thompson, Yorkshire NUM secretary, at a meeting organised by Eric Clarke, Scottish Area NUM secretary and Eric Lippitt, a sacked miner from Staffs shared the the Eurocommunist CP icaucas NUM, George Bolton and dustry. noted paign' involved 'several Tories alternative defeat of Gartcosh campaign haustive thạt all the miners' did. crucial this persuasion, test from a was quoted cited above: 'It was the unable pplau presidential for had meone through Sir suc later Lord Gormley, who beat Icy in 1971.
leading officials again