Out of the Darkness, Light (the final 'Mining Review') (1983)

[Fensmiller]

When they shut our pit there was an estimated 300yrs of gettable coal. Yep 300yrs. Now we rely on the Frogs for elecrticity and the Russians for gas.

We used to supply the world with ships cars motorbikes railways and heavy engineering all made from British iron and steel and powered by British coal. Now we have nowt. No wonder the country is skint, we have to buy eveything from abroad. Thanks Mrs Thatcher

[stepheng1483]

If our power stations burned 100% British coal, like they obviously should do, we could still have some type of mining industry. We need to stop allowing traitors to lead our country.

[stemajad]

Thatcher through her twisted values saw fit to destroy an industry without considering future needs and demands that will need to be met to ensure that we has a country remain independent ,alas it is now to late and sure enough in the coming years we will be held to ransom by our overseas suppliers of fossil fuel that will be needed regardless of the nuclear factor to maintain our infrastructure.Rest assured there are troubled times ahead.seems all our governments to date self destruct.

[3NUNS]

there is something beautiful in a seam of coal or a block of coal with its cleat and the various bands high-reflective and not so high-reflective ; and, there is something beautiful in music of von Beetheven ...

[modemeyes]

I lived through all this economic upheaval and hardly recall the mines closing under Thatcher. Mind you I pissed at the time...

[martianboy99]

Does anybody know what colliery is shown at 0:58 ?

[The123miner]

@martianboy99 The colliery shown is the National Colliery Wattstown in the Rhondda

[varflane]

Another industry destroyed by greedy unions, well done you must be proud.

[NothingToDoWithMe666]

You clearly don't know what you are talking about.

[nasilemak2008]

Destroyed by the greedy Tory government you mean?

[autofive]

Tosser

[stemajad]

it had everything to do with an over zealous bitch called thatcher who saw fit to decimate the working class through nothing other than a single mindedness to put the miners on the scrapheap regardless of the long term economic losses inflicted on this country ,in the coming years her actions will be deeply regretted has we are subjected to ever increasing costs from other countries for our fuel supplies.Pits will have to be re opened in the future of that i am certain.But will we have the men?

[worksoplads]

you stupid cunt when the countrys offering us cheap coal were 75% subsidised and the british mines had to compete without any at all how the fuck did we stand a chance to compete oh and i suppose dennis thatcher was a major shareholder in foriegn coal was just a coincidence was it do not talkk about stuff you know nothing about you smarmy twat

[madmax200769]

Looks like Calverton and Rectory Juncton (Cotgrave) at  5m20

[RobinCarmody]

An astonishing, lacerating experience, as emotionally powerful even as the last few British Transport Films (which itself is saying almost everything).

It makes me feel more than ever that we were in fact sorting it out in 1978, just getting it right, just poised for a new era of *shared* prosperity ... and then it was all taken from us out of spite and sheer bad luck and bad timing.

This coincided with 'Thriller'. And how I wish this, rather than worship of *him*, had been the future.

[rgwholt]

My sentiments exactly....how right you are

[kludd28]

Riiiight, coal is a "supply of energy guaranteed for centuries ahead." Uh-huh.

[RobinCarmody]

Well, if a government hadn't decided to get revenge on an industry for bringing down a previous government of the same party ... if, as I wish every night, Heath had won the first 1974 election and Butskellism had been preserved ...

Never underestimate the desire of politicians to destroy.

[RebelVoDKa]

There's plenty of coal left in the ground. Whether it would be desirable to dig it up and use it for centuries is another matter.