Arthur Scargill was born on January 11, 1938 in England. English politician who led the National Union of Mineworkers for twenty years, beginning in 1982. First a member of the Labour Party, he founded the Socialist Labour Party in 1996.
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About
English Politician who led the National Union of Mineworkers for twenty years, beginning in 1982. First a member of the Labour Party, he founded the Socialist Labour Party in 1996.
Before Fame
He worked as a coal miner for nearly two decades and, at the age of seventeen, joined the Young Communist League in his native Yorkshire.
Trivia
He was responsible for leading two pivotal miners' strikes: one in 1937 and another in the mid-1980s.
Family Life
His marriage to Anne Harper ended in divorce in 2001.
Associated With
He was a strong opponent of the government of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
