This is just about the first common sense I've heard from the NUM. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-27519353 Their efforts deserve every possible bit of support from all political parties. But, why oh why couldn't we have arrived at this point several decades ago, and still have some sort of mining here?! It's about putting YOUR money (and your efforts) where your mouth is, and not expecting that the World to owes you a living. This isn't something that our own Mr Lavery has ever impressed me as being any good at!