Ok mate. That must a have a lot of tax payers money then. As I said I was told he was a lazy git in the pit, always spouting off. No argument as it was a long while ago. By the way my dad, my hero was a miner. I recall many a day as a young boy in short trousers waiting for him at the bus stop outside the Clarence in Parkgate. There was 2 bus stops at that time, one was further down and I ran between the two as the buses came. So please dont preach to me that Skinner gave his wages to the strike as I'm sure he survived without any hardship better than his other subordinates, as did that other muppet that goes by the name of Scargill. And growing up I also recall travelling to my work at Woodhouse and the over zealous miners illegal road blocks at Orgreave stopping me and asking where I was going and who was I affiliated to. Bang out of order. If only they knew where I worked.