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List of Arthur Scargill Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 15 inspiring quotes by Arthur Scargill.

About Arthur Scargill

  • Born: January 11, 1938
  • Occupation: Politician
    • There's a feeling that strength is determined by the size of a union. that clearly is nonsense.
    Feelings Unions Size
    If youve got an industry where youve got massive investment, it doesnt matter whether you bring in alternative supplies. you still lose the money on that industry.
    Alternatives Matter Investment
    The trade unions and the labour party... failed miserably. instead of giving concrete support, and calling upon workers to take industrial action, they did nothing.
    Party Giving Support
    I wouldn't vote for ken livingstone if he were running for mayor of toytown.
    Running Vote Mayors
    You may see the emergence of a new political party from the body of the trade union movement which represents a very clear-cut socialist alternative policy and which gives expression to the views of the trade union movement in parliament.
    Party Cutting Views
    The trouble with the labour party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing to applaud millions on the streets of the philippines or in eastern europe, without understanding the need to also produce millions of people on the streets of britain.
    Leadership Party Europe
    Parliament itself would not exist in its present form had people not defied the law.
    Law People Form
    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.
    Struggle Winning Opportunity
    Contrast that with the call of the liberal democrats in april, when they were prepared to call upon the british people to participate in a 24-hour strike. it shows how far to the right the labour party's gone.
    Party People Gone
    Only a fool wants a confrontation and only a fool wants a strike.
    Want Fool Strikes
    I have never been an idealist - that implies you aren't going to achieve something.
    Achieve Idealism Idealist
    All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have.
    Coal Miners Underestimate Economic
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