Billy Bragg Sings "There Is Power In A Union" & Talks About 1984 Mineworkers Union Strike

DemocracyNow.org - In an extended interview with popular British singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg on Democracy Now!, he sings his song, "There Is Power In A Union." In the 1980s, he called for support for the 1984 strike by the National Union of Mineworkers, one of the most significant chapters in Britain's trade union history. It was ultimately defeated under the watch of then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Bragg went on to organize for the defeat of Thatcher and her Conservative government.
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[@ssamuelson15]

Billy Bragg is an absolute legend. One of my all time favorite songs!

[@moorepla]

The workers UNTED will never be defeated

[@1canyonguy]

Thx to all those that make it possible to see and hear this on youtube and Demoocracy Now. There is power in "our" union

[@BeerNecessities727]

"Otherwise known as, exercising his right to work. People doing things for themselves - socialists hate that." And union workers don't work then? Capitalists like calling union workers lazy.

[@vicpur]

Went and saw BB few weeks ago in Auckland NZ .BB sang this song and it was so more powerful with his electric guitar!! Its awesome and made me run outside and sit in the middle of the road with my red flag!!! Well almost. But waste of time in NZ as the unions were screwed ages ago, thing that pissed me off is they sat and took it without a fight!!!

[@MrMotorNerd]

Great song ... it has soul

[@heathersorrentino8529]

Who are the 8 a-holes who gave this a thumbs down?

[@ptimms79822004]

Woahh, steady on Oscar Wilde your witty remarks will break his heart.

[@runeterjesen3353]

Listen to this version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eojMhWtoZ7yUpqc

[@user-yc8km5np7m]

Would you like to enlighten me then with exactly what he's done then? instead of some half cut comment with no substance.

[@darrenboyle6193]

its subjective if i think hes a legend he is like john cena in freds fridge

[@joeybradley4352]

It's been 8 years but what does this mean?

[@mikemerritt9342]

That brings a tier xxx

[@coraggio93]

A tear?

[@TheAyeAye1]

Scargill sacrificed the Union for the sake of his beliefs about Class War. Scargill took it to a needless fight and got the Union gutted.

[@darrenboyle6193]

what about john cena?

[@chocobosage420]

@mowgli2071 "there is power in the blood"

[@WillyBraggTV]

Bill Clinton was my weird inspiration. Bill & Hillary Clinton "reaganized" the Democratic Party in the early 1990's...

[@parrmik]

Socialism through song. Billys time has come again.

[@A_massive_wog]

Pfft, I disagree about him doing much for socialism. But yeah who cares where he lives... I'm more annoyed that he still supports the Labour Party and supported then even when Iraq was being invaded, and his reasoning was that if we vote for someone else, then we'll 'spli the Left vote'. Well Labour hasn't been Left anything since the 1970's mate.

[@parrmik]

You just don't get it do you ?

[@PrivateWalker]

What would he know? Never did a real job did he?

[@TheEggfoo]

Oh how I laughed, you resorting to abuse and threats, seriously if you want to meet up and have a little chat about your obvious little intelligence I'm more than willing to have the chance to remonstrate with you

[@TheEggfoo]

really? I bet you don't have the cahunas to stand up and practice what you preach

[@Gigigamble]

"cojones".

[@eggfooyung5405]

Thanks for your invaluable word, I'm not Spanish hence the poor spelling. I bet you feel really good now, fulfilled are we?

[@Gigigamble]

@@eggfooyung5405 lol yes. Whole family is like this. Always reading, spell checking before there was an internet. Lol.

[@eggfooyung5405]

Gigi Gamble no internet? What!!

[@JohnLothe]

god this guy butchers the original...

[@bronxcheer1484]

JohnLothe - he is usually better than this

[@57too]

NOW ADAYS - There's power in anti-woke-ism!! Power in anti-Marxism - Socialism is the wrong answer Billy. I still love your melodic songs, Billy but they are wrong.

[@JohnJohnson-uw8dm]

So glad we closed all the mines!!!

[@gazza1858]

Hopefully 9 years on you’ve snuffed it 😊

[@lordrosemount]

Otherwise known as, exercising his right to work. People doing things for themselves - socialists hate that. No wonder they conjure up all these offensive names for people who do so.