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That's about. 'Don't alright.' without her MONDAY 26 November Susannah York, Stan Orme, Kath Chaplin (Women Against Pit Closures), Dafydd Elis Thomas Plaid Cymru)
Liberal MP Simon Hughes launthe Miners' Families Christmas Appeal.
'Its's not hard having my husband on strike but it is hard saying no to my Christmas,' said Kath The appeal hopes to unite a lot of people to raise an Xmas bonus for the Neil Kinnock Roy Hattersley, three liberal MP's, football Jack Charlton and Brian Clough, Glenda Jackson, UB40 and the Flying Pickets are also sponsoring The address of the Miners Family Appeal c/0 14, Whitesley Street, London, SEI SSL.
CHRISTMAS IS not going to be an easy time for the miners and families. It may be the festive season but it's also the expensive season and the Tory propaganda machine will not show 'mercy' in its campaign to miners' spirit Wily we're publishing Vicky Currie's article below. At 10 years old she has been quick to learn what working class solidarity is all It would be good if some others in the labour movement could understand just as well.
Vicky Currie, age 10.
WELL I don't really understand a lot about the strike but I do know that my dad and mum are standing for what they believe in it. It is so me and my brother Peter can work when we leave school.
My mum is in the action group she goes out a lot to get money to feed the miners. My mum goes on the picket line. One copper smacked her, she lost her tooth. I sometimes hear my mum crying at night because she can't get us a lot for Christmas, my Dad says, worry love, the kids will be She says that it's bad without money because it's the first Christmas Dad. He area on lia) 20th 1984 and she misses him very I am trying to be good and don't money now. But my brother still does. My mum says if I had two bob she would have two bobbies from Donny guarding it.
I know she's only kidding as she does not like the bobbies anymore.
beat up pickets throw money at them. That's what they do 1 aont want my mum to mee Maggie or MacGregor. She says that it's grass pie before we go back to work. I won't eat it 'll go to mv nana's My Dad says that when we start work we must never cross a picket Our grandfather went without in 1926 so we could have what brother Peter says not to worry, he will look after me as he is going to be Prime Minister after he plays for Liverpool.