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We are proud that you have resisted the attempts to bring you out on strike and although the Nottinghamshire NUM is a very small part of the National Union you have shown that by carrying on working you are more powerful than the rest of the Trade Union movement.

The Coal Board and this Conservative Government, assisted by the Police, have enabled all of you to carry on earning the magnificent wages which enables you to have the highest standard of living in Great Britain today.

This has been accomplished as a result of ignoring the advice of the Trade Unions who kid you on that they are able to protect you. There is now no need to be a member of a trade union in the Nottinghamshire coal fields with such a friendly government, police force and National Coal Board, you are assured of further help from us if you vote to abolish your trades union.

Do not worry about the militants among you. It has been shown generous redundancy payments can split the NUM and buy the vote. Do not worry if your pit closes down, you can get National Assistance which will enable you to maintain your very high standard of living in order that you can have a long and comfortable retirement and your children will thank their brave fathers for standing out for whar ther beliere in.

You sit atays be there to take them for walks in the glorious countryside around the ruins of your colliery and they can be assured that with our generous child allowances and National Assistance levels. free school meals and clothing allowances, etc., they will be well looked after.

You don't have to worry about providing for them; we are doing it all for you. You're future and their future is safe in our hands. We shall educate them to a level which will enable them to enjoy an even longer retirement. We will look after them from the cradle to the grave.

For those of you who are buying or have bought your houses you can maintain the value of your property, for with the injection of all this new redundancy money you will be able to sell your houses to each other.

Unfortunately we cannot forsee any influx of newcomers other than those of a very special kind who will be employed in the chain of nuclear power stations which may be placed down the glorious countryside of the Trent Vallye.

Other than those, we don't see any reason for employment in your areas. You may pool your redundancy money to sink a private pit if you can get planning permission, but whatever you do, do not allow any trades unions, or you may find yourself in the same position as the NCB are in. You may have to pay them wages. Then you may have to pay redundancy money to stop the rot.

Remember to support your friendly caring Conservative government in the next general election. They promise a comfortable early retirement with general National Assistance to all.

Don't pay any attention to that bad man Mr Scargill. We are going to punish him. He is not going to be allowed into the House of Lords.

Be a Wally — support your friendly government.

Cheerio, Tom, Dick and Harry