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Jimbuna

01-15-14 08:16 AM

Anger at Scargill's bid to buy flat

I'm a little surprised why the BBC have waited till now to flag up what this hypocritical individual tried to get away with.

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Former miners' union leader Arthur Scargill tried to use laws introduced by Margaret Thatcher to buy a council flat in London, the BBC has found.

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In 1993 he applied to buy the flat on the prestigious Barbican estate under the right-to-buy scheme championed by Thatcher, his political enemy.

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The rent on the flat was paid to the Corporation of London by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), of which Mr Scargill was the then president.

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The papers relate to a 2013 court case in which Mr Scargill lost the right to stay in his London flat for life at the expense of the NUM.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25731328

Herr-Berbunch

01-15-14 08:45 AM

Jim, you appear to be getting more and more bluer every day. :yeah:

They've waited this long because the tv show about it has only just been on. If you're going to make and break news, you may as well cash in with a program too.:-?

Jimbuna

01-15-14 09:04 AM

How long does it take to make a documentary or whatever to publicise what has been a well known fact for years? :hmmm:

Wolferz

01-15-14 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2164043)

How long does it take to make a documentary or whatever to publicise what has been a well known fact for years? :hmmm:

Three days. A week tops.:)
Not counting the time it takes to edit to a matching agenda.

STEED

01-18-14 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch (Post 2164039)

Jim, you appear to be getting more and more bluer every day.

Nah..jims like me pissed off with all of them.

Jimbuna

01-18-14 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED (Post 2164903)

Nah..jims like me pissed off with all of them.

Three more singings and that's me all done :smug:

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