Original sentence: He bitterly opposed the industrial policies of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, and rose to national prominence during the 1984-1985 miners' strike; defeat for the miners in this strike was followed by a split in the union.He founded the Socialist Labour Party after criticizing what he saw as a lurch to the right by the Labour Party.He is renowned as a fiery and effective orator.Scargill was born in Worsbrough Dale, just south of Barnsley, the son of Harold, a miner and a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Edited sentence: And he bitterly opposed the industrial policies of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, and rose to national prominence during the 1984-1985 miners' strike, which failed to damage the Conservative government and split the miners' movement.He became renowned as a fiery and effective orator.He founded the Socialist Labour Party after criticizing what he saw as a lurch to the right by the main Labour Party.Scargill was born in Worsbrough Dale, just south of Barnsley, the son of Harold, a miner and hard-line Communist