Birthday quote

Today's quote is by Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, who led the Miners strike of 1984-1985.
He was born January 11th in Barnsley, initially worked as a miner and was a member of the Youth Communist League.

The labour movement had the best opportunity in 50 years to transform not merely an industrial situation and win an important battle for workers in struggle, but an opportunity to change the government of the day.

Arthur Scargill

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