The use of flying pickets in the 1972 and 1974 strikes brought remarkable concessions to the miners and made him the most feared man amongst the British Conservativeright.

• 在1972年和1974年罢工使用飞行纠察队（阻止矿厂在劳资纠纷解决前开工）之举使资方对矿工做出了显着的让步，这使他成为最令英国保守党右翼惧怕的人。