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George Osbourne during the 3 chancellors debate on TV, " we are currently borrowing from China to pay China back for what they produce, we need to get back to producing things again " Oh boy, The N.U.M. Told you so comes to mind !!

can anyone tell me were i can purchase miners plates

Will the NUM be represented at the six bells abertillery 50 years disaster remembrance service on the 28th june ?

is there any grant available for a mobility scooter

Even if your views are not 100% behind the 'New Labour' approach as Mick Westwood wrote it is appropriate to wish our local MPs Mick and Jeff a happy retirement from the National scene which has been a very turbulent time for mining and other industries. I expect we will still see them being active within the communities they represent.

Can I wish Ian Lavery all the best for the forthcoming General Election, and express the wish that if/ NO WHEN he is elected that he carries the fight for miners pensions once more into the heart of Government. Can I also thank Mick Clapham M.P - who is standing down at the end of this Parliament, - for the magnificent efforts that he has made on behalf of the mining communities during his term as an M.P, and also to Dave Anderson M.P. who continues to represent us as a coal - mining M.P. Both of these men I have found to be true "Class warriors " who have never forgotten their roots and have worked very hard to secure the best of terms for miners, and mining people.Also worthy of mention is our own working class hero Dave Douglass, who has also always fought our corner. I am reading his latest book at the moment called "Ghost Dancers " and I would recommend it to anyone.Well done Dave.

It would have been different had these ministers been lobbying to correct the Tory implemented MPS scandal that was the goal in 1997 looks more like a penalty miss now. Copy and paste the link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8582093.stm

Cortonwood miners pit checks for sale on Ebay

I am a UCATT member who putting forward a motion at our upcoming conferene calling for early retirement for building workers I believe that you achieved this for miners and I would interested in the arguments and criteria you put forward to establish it.

Littleton NUM Strike Reunion Once again we have held a reunion.A good night was had by all.Many thanks to Ian Lavery NUM President for his attendance and speech.Rick Sumner was able to attend this year with his stall and we managed to raise £525 for the sacked lads give it a go lads its hard work but worth it

I would be interested in attending this event if I can bring my own snap and the entry is free of charge might be interested in buying a book for £15. Cortonwood

Photo of Chris Skidmore and Bullcliffe Wood lads on this Social Media Site copy and paste the link below http://barnsleyonlinefiftyfiveplus.ning.com/

Amnesty Amnesty, they fought for you and they fought for me Amnesty Amnesty, reinstate and set them free

has anybody got any feedback on miners knee claims etc

referring to the comment about john prescott saying they have targeted more money into the northern mining communities than the tories would have done...SO WHAT???.prescott and labour have done NOTHING for the mining industry...they have had 13 years to do something and they havnt..they are all wind..all that money pumped in and for what???mile after mile of empty units..we import 30 odd million tonnes of coal every year,,,why hasnt prescott and the labour party opened some pits???..when we went back to work after the strike an old collier said to me 'dunt think thall be any better off under labour young 'un'.how right he was....

Interesting reading this from my Sydney hotel.Just arrived from Bangkok to organise the reds their as well. I am well fed up of ''all'' Notts lads being percived cart-blanch as scabs there were/are many that were loyal,and organised well for the union.We should be learning from the mistakes made,and learn from that, not turning inwards and being self distructive.That would make Thatcher's rest when it comes all the more easy for her. Up the reds.

On another tack. I admit that I am an outsider but I am curious to know where all the coal went? I remember back in the late 70's confident predictions that we still had billions of tons of recoverable coal in reserve. The new pit at Selby was predicted to be capable of providing tens of millions of tons a year for a century or more. Now its closed! And we actually import coal! Now, There is a POV that says that it is better to use somebody else's reserves so we can keep ours for later but now the analysts state that there is very little recoverable coal left in the UK When did this shift in opinion occur and what was the geological justification for it And is it true??

I suppose Albert would also attempt to justify miners subscriptions being paid to the UDM in '85 when they'd voted to stay NUM?.Also 'par for the course' I suppose was the attempt to force a dissenting pit(UDM admission in the High Court)to abide by an extremely dodgy(no voting figures ever issued)area decision to join the breakaway,and then poach a pit from a neighbouring NUM area on a pit-wide vote?.You democrats eh Albert!.The inscription under Swadlincote Town Hall clock(and the S Derbys strikers' badge)reads 'Time the Avenger'.Arthur Scargill will be speaking there on April 7th and,with the decimation of the local coalfield,I wouldn't blame him if he made reference to that phrase.Nick Wroughton(ex S Derbys striker & one of the post-'85 NUM Reps for Cadley Hill Mine).

I posted this on my TWITTER account before leaving for the Memoriam event yesterday after reading Bertha's comments I realised that other people think similar to me. That is a reasonable standard of living is required for everyone in the World not only the capitalists. Therefore I realised that I should also post my comments here below. Unite the Union 25 years of TUC and Numpty MPs failure here. Copy and paste the link To see the latest failings of not supporting the Unions. http://internsanonymous.co.uk/

Albert, You cannot justify scabbing by telling what is patently a downright lie. Miners had all benefits stopped during the strike. I allowed your comment to be posted even though it is without foundation, but scabs were a fact, the betrayed their Union, their class, their families and ultimately themselves. There is only one pit left in Nottinghamhire. They were scabs, not 'so called scabs' and they will remain scabs eternally.