From: glevy@PRATT.EDU
Date: Fri Jan 04 2008 - 08:27:47 EST
This letter reminds me of David M. Gordon - who did something similar for unions in the US. In solidarity, Jerry > Letter: Andrew Glyn > Dave Feickert > Friday January 04 2008 > The Guardian > > > Dave Feickert, former head of research, NUM, writes: Andrew Glyn > (obituary, January 1) was one of the economists who went to the aid of the > mining communities against the pit closures of the 1980s and 90s. Their > solidarity was vital in making the independent review procedure work. This > was about all we gained during the 1984-85 strike. > > With their help, we won cases against closure, but sadly the National Coal > Board - later British Coal - went ahead anyway. Andrew, the first academic > economist to join the fray, in 1984, was at first a little surprised to > receive a call from Arthur Scargill, but within the week he was working > with us to produce The Economic Case Against Pit Closures. > > If his and our arguments had been listened to, the UK would not now be > facing a serious energy crunch. Andrew showed time after time that for the > UK to become an importer of most of its fossil fuels would have a serious > impact on the balance of payments. Even now, a small industry could be > rebuilt using clean technology and carbon capture in an environmentally > sound manner. > > Copyright Guardian News and Media Limited
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