Yorkshire miner Paul Symonds spoke to John Westmoreland about the historic fight to save the UK’s mining communities
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Counterfire is growing faster than ever before
We need to raise £20,000 as we are having to expand operations. We are moving to a bigger, better central office, upping our print run and distribution, buying a new printer, new computers and employing more staff.
John Westmoreland
John is a history teacher and UCU rep. He is an active member of the People's Assembly and writes regularly for Counterfire.
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