they were unprofitable beause digging out the coal would cost more than selling it
not at all. coal ...( 4 months ago by sushiwari)
not at all. coal was always a very valuable ommodity, but after the first defeat of the unions to thatcher, she made the miners work longer shifts for less pay. this made all surrounding coal mines in europe, australia etc make their workers work for longer and for less. and in the end we couldnt compete with the market that we [thatcher] had created.
yes the mines were ...( 4 months ago by britishpatriot01)
yes the mines were making money but these 20 werent she didnt close the entire mining industry in one go
but the problem was the union leader at the time was a communist
plus gas was starting to appear on the scene
Unfortunatley this ...( 4 months ago by iloveyouhunny)
Unfortunatley this is very true to life of antagonistic attitude in the eighties-there was a lot of unrest and unjust and a hell of a lot of people suffered,also in the prisons as well(selective blindness)-i think it is much worse today because these powers have been "restricted" due to the "human rights" issues that abound today ...
A.C.A.B. !!!( 3 months ago by boratkazachstan)
A.C.A.B. !!!
XD When i saw the ...( 3 months ago by HelloKityfan)
XD When i saw the film i went all hyper on my friends saying "OMG its billy elliot!" they didnt even know who he was so i stopped jumper and made them watch billy elliot instead...-.-,
Back the Miners( 3 months ago by LundyIsle)
Back the Miners
Ive never seen this ...( 3 months ago by wildwolf367)
Ive never seen this movie, i've been dieing to, but haven't yet. Y was that guy being chased?
yea the fat boy ...( 3 months ago by elyurita)
yea the fat boy being chased was a show off, in spain these pp get the shit taken out lol
love to live in ...( 3 months ago by iwasbornin111)
love to live in these time the old ford capri got a brooklands capri sat in ma garage
right on!( 2 months ago by worshipthewaffle)
right on!
it was the durham ...( 2 months ago by STRADOUKEN)
it was the durham mining strike when riot police were everywhere and were free to beat protesters into a pile.
true story coming from a durhamite. you have to see this movie; durham's realy like that...
fuckin rozzers, ...( 2 months ago by samthespartan)
fuckin rozzers, bunch of arseholes
That's so epic, ...( 2 months ago by rockerazz8)
That's so epic, Billy just holding his head in shame as his brother is taken away.
i have tht film on ...( 1 month ago by ManxGirl33)
i have tht film on my ipod coz of jamie bell XD
at 0:32 THTS A MANX ...( 1 month ago by ManxGirl33)
at 0:32 THTS A MANX NO. PLATE! look it up, all our no. plates have MN in them :)
what fat bastard ...( 1 month ago by elyurita)
what fat bastard billy elliots big bro in it?
WHAT??? XD( 1 month ago by Rayquaza)
WHAT??? XD
They aint no way ...( 1 month ago by GRAD37STUD)
They aint no way billie can go wrong...lol
thanks for adding ...( 3 weeks ago by Garybaldey)
thanks for adding this vid one of my favourite film clips of all time!!!THANKS muen
no he's just got ...( 2 weeks ago by starfishsuz)
no he's just got quite broad shoulders (like most men)
i was in south ...( 2 weeks ago by hxjohn)
i was in south emsall at my aunties when this was going on me and my mum where scared shitless
but the problem was the union leader at the time was a communist
plus gas was starting to appear on the scene