The Enemies Within - The Story Of The Miners' Strike, 1984-5
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The 1984-5 Miners' Strike was the longest-lasting, most bitter and most crucial industrial dispute that Britain has ever suffered. Future generations will no doubt find it astonishing that it was a 72-year-old citizen of the United States who brought about its successful outcome. Described as a `geriatric American butcher', Sir Ian MacGregor was born and bred in Scotland, has the fitness and appetite for work that many half his age would envy, and has spent most of his life building successful businesses and creating thousands of jobs. As chairman of the National Coal Board, he was brought into conflict with Arthur Scargill, leader of the National Union of Mineworkers. It was a confrontation which raised economic, political and social issues of the utmost gravity, and it brought the focus of public attention to bear on Sir Ian - one of the most extraordinary characters of the postwar industrial scene. Now this remarkable and somewhat shy man has decided to tell his story. It is the story of years of experience in management and industrial relations, which were then put to work to help three of our most severely crippled industrial giants: British Leyland, British Steel and British Coal - as it is now called. Above all, it is Sir Ian's personal story of the 1984-5 Miners' Strike, of his dealings with the prime minister and her cabinet, of his meetings with the miners and of the strategy and tactics he and his team used to fight the might of Scargill. Pages are in fine condition, boards are in fine condition, dust jacket is in very good condition Dust jacket edges are a little worn
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