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Miners’ heroine Anne Scargill dies aged 83
HEATHER WOOD pays tribute to a champion of working-class women and a fierce voice of solidarity
Anne Scargill (with parcel), with Betty Heathfield (centre), and miners supporters outside Buckingham Palace, August 11, 1984
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I FIND this difficult to write because like many I thought that somehow Anne Scargill would be with us forever — but she’s gone and we must never forget what she did, never forget how inspirational she was.
Anne’s name is well known throughout the coalfields, her face is instantly recognised. Her smile instantly lifted the spirits of many a woman and man. She was a friend, a comrade and a sister who will be remembered forever.
Anne Scargill is a name that deserves to be spoken with the same reverence we give to giants of the working-class struggle.
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