Arthur Scargill destroyed the mining industry by calling a mining strike without a vote in the middle of Summer. He knew, along with many miners, that after six weeks closure the pits would be un-workable with floors rising and ceilings falling. He caused hardship in mining villages and scars between friends that will never heal. When the Russian miners sent £6,000,000 to help the strike fund he put the money in his own account, and after a year he paid it back minus interest. This is why he is a rich man today. I met Scargill in the early 70's and could see then that he was a man after fame and fortune at the cost of anyone who got in his way. Blair is very much like him.