Watched a remarkable film entitled 'There is a Happy Land' last night, depicting the events surrounding the 1926 miners strike in Scotland.
It showed the army being used to suppress the strike, with the enthusiastic assistance the newly formed British Fascist Party.
The events shown where fully verified by interviews with some of the miners' families.
It's interesting to compare the use of the army against striking miners then and Scum Thatchers proposal (and possibly actual) use of the army against strikers 80-odd years later.
The film is a Scottish Theatre Workshop/BBC Scotland co-production - highly recommended, should it happen to gain wider release )some hope!!)
Jim Carroll