George Bolton (trade unionist)
George Bolton (born 1934) is a Scottish former
communist
activist.
The son of Guy Bolton and nephew of John Bolton, both prominent Scottish communist miners, George joined the
libel, and later becoming convinced that Scargill had misdirected some funds from the Soviet Union, intended to support the miners during the strike.[5]
Bolton was also a prominent
Democratic Left.[9]
In 1992, Bolton led a march of Scottish miners from Glasgow to London, in protest at proposals to close more mines in the nation.[10] He retired in about 1996, and his post as President was not filled.[11]
References
- ^ John McIlroy et al, The Struggle for Dignity, p.186
- ^ Ed. Arthur McIvor and Ronald Johnston, Miners' Lung: A History of Dust Disease in British Coal Mining, p.207
- ^ Labour History Review, No.44-50, p.57
- ^ a b Ed. Keith Laybourn, Christine F. Collette, Modern Britain Since 1979: A Reader, p.190
- The Enemy Within: The Secret War Against the Miners, pp.70, 269
- ^ a b Geoffrey Goodman, The Miners' Strike, p.199
- ^ The Weekly Review, 11 January 1978, p.15
- ^ Charles Hobday and Roger East, Communist and Marxist parties of the world, p.89
- ^ New Statesman, No.234-250, p.6
- ^ Michael Fathers, "The long walk is over, so the miners take to a bus", The Independent, 20 December 1992
- ^ Rob Robertson, "Rob Robertson meets the union leader working at the coal face in the fight to save Monktonhall Digging deep for survival", The Herald, 16 May 1997