Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain

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He reluctantly admits that Arthur was right: the government lied, and the coal industry was to be destroyed – to which he might add the NUM and the trade union movement with it. PICTURED: Tiffany Haddish is handcuffed and led into a squad car during arrest for DUI in Beverly Hills after being found asleep behind the wheel Shoppers' secret to Zen: NEOM's bestselling electric diffuser is on sale with 30% off this Cyber Weekend (it fills your home with fragrance for 7 hours) Devon Windsor sets pulses racing as she flashes her toned tummy while in bikinis from her swimwear brand... after welcoming two kidsSilence of the Royal sisters-in-law: Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle 'have not spoken in four years', claims Sussexes 'mouthpiece' Omid Scobie Thatcher also made sure that she enjoyed the advice of senior executives from rival energy companies, including BP, Shell and the nuclear industry, as well as a few free-wheeling Tory spivs from public relations and advertising. Finally, the appointment in 1983 of the Scots-American metallurgist Ian MacGregor as head of the NCB, to take on Arthur Scargill, the Marxist president of the NUM, was a match made in hell. One said he wanted to save the industry by bringing down a democratically elected government. The other said he wanted to save the industry by closing pits. British coal-mining was never going to get out of the 20th century without shrinking and much of it had happened already, pit by pit, if not willingly then at least with broad consent on both sides. But when the NCB lost the miners’ trust, and the difference between shrinkage and oblivion narrowed, the mining unions started to see the writing on the wall. Beauty fans race to buy new ceramide-rich skincare line that's so effective fine lines virtually DISAPPEAR: 'Have noticed results after using it morning and night' A rich seam of history ... Coal made Britain top nation, but we don't talk about it much ... Much more than the story of an industry: it is a history of Britain from an unusual angle, vividly told, that throws new light on familiar features of our national landscape ... Paxman's fine narrative powers are at their best in his account of [miner's strikes] ... From its beginnings to its end, the industry that made our country what it is, for good and ill, was a brutal business. Paxman is determined that we should not forget it' Paxman revealed in May 2021 that he is receiving treatment for Parkinson's disease, describing his symptoms as "mild". [80] Shan Nicholas of Parkinson's UK said, "Previously, Jeremy pledged to donate his brain to the Parkinson's UK Brain Bank which will, one day, help scientists uncover the discoveries that will lead to better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's." [81]

Wyatt, Daisy (5 November 2013). "Jeremy Paxman: I understand why Russell Brand doesn't vote...I didn't". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017 . Retrieved 7 April 2017. Veteran actress Heather Mitchell, 65, opens up about her health battle as she launches new Stan Christmas film On 24 August 2007, Paxman delivered the MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival. [58] In it he was critical of much of contemporary television in Britain. He expressed concern that as a consequence of recent production scandals the medium was "rapidly losing public trust". Speaking of prime minister Tony Blair's criticism of the mass media at the time he left office, Paxman asserted that, though often, press and broadcasting may be "oppositional" in relation to the government of the day, this "could only benefit democracy". "Those Reithian goals, to 'inform, educate and entertain,' still remained valid". Paxman took the opportunity to dismiss as "inaccurate" the attribution to him, which was in fact, Louis Heren, [59] of the oft-quoted "Why is this lying bastard lying to me?" as the supposed dominant thought in his mind when interviewing senior politicians. He called on the television industry to "rediscover a sense of purpose".Britain's Great War: "I feel in awe of my parents' generation and guilty having a privileged life" says Jeremy Paxman". Archived from the original on 13 June 2015 . Retrieved 12 May 2015. A] terrific history ... Paxman is not afraid to call out poor behaviour ... A rich seam for acerbic Paxman'