THERE they were on the picket line at a midlands' pit. The branch chair of the Welsh i miner's lodge doing picketing noticed the fair-haired young picket with an impecabble Welsh accent buzzing around like busy bee.
Being a friendly chap he asked the lad where he came from and got the reply lodge which oddly enough was where the chair was from. Our picket when asked couldn't remember the names of any of 'his' lodge officials, 'I am too tired to remember' he explained The other pickets immediately did a 'workers enquiry' in to the matter. He was stripped of his clothes, turned warrant card, his wallet over to help was lakel the strike fund and he dipped into the canal As far as I know he hasn't asked for his money back nor has he reported the 'assault' to superiors! The branch Chalt апа пІ helpers too modest about their fund raising activity to let us publist their names and lodge. The wel skint 'picket' is also too modest to want his name published. Farm IT HAS now been officially confirmed by no less an authority than