Haha, why do you think they were closed? spite might be one reason, getting rid of a powerful union to enable you to absolutely pillage the country might be another, take a good look around you right now, the country and it's communities are in a right state, that's been engineered for many a year, and you're one of the people who've allowed it, sat back and watched it happen, all the while blaming the wrong folk. I can say this, i had a go, a good go, and can sleep easy in that knowledge....
Another little snippet of fact for you, my pit, Silverwood was still making big profits when it was closed in 1994, i wonder why that was then, and that goes for many others also...
Just for clarity for you, when we went on that strike, it wasn't about money, ask yourself a question, do you think 200k men go on strike, for a year, for a pay dispute??? The fact is it was obvious to most what it was about, shame you couldn't support that eh.