Facts about Arthur Scargill

Occup.Politician
FromUnited Kingdom
BornJanuary 11, 1938
Age86 years

Summary

Arthur Scargill is a famous Politician from United Kingdom, he/she is 86 years old and still alive, born January 11, 1938.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac capricorn, who is known for Determination, Dominance, Perservering, Practical, Willful. Our collection contains 9 quotes who is written / told by Arthur.

9 Famous quotes by Arthur Scargill

Small: If youve got an industry where youve got massive investment, it doesnt matter whether you bring in alte
"If you've got an industry where you've got massive investment, it doesn't matter whether you bring in alternative supplies. You still lose the money on that industry"
Small: Theres a feeling that strength is determined by the size of a union. That clearly is nonsense
"There's a feeling that strength is determined by the size of a union. That clearly is nonsense"
Small: All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have
"All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have"
Small: The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, theyre quite willing to ap
"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"
Small: You may see the emergence of a new political party from the body of the trade union movement which repr
"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"
Small: Yet what you need is not marches, demonstrations, rallies or wide associations, all of them are importa
"Yet what you need is not marches, demonstrations, rallies or wide associations, all of them are important. What you need is direct action. The sooner people understand that, the sooner we'll begin to change things"
Small: Contrast that with the call of the Liberal Democrats in April, when they were prepared to call upon the
"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"
Small: The trade unions and the Labour Party... failed miserably. Instead of giving concrete support, and call
"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"
Small: The labour movement had the best opportunity in 50 years to transform not merely an industrial situatio
"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"