right-wing Head of the Nottingham-based Union of Democratic Mineworkers, which was created during the 1984-5 miners strike. it was formed in opposition to the strike and supportive of the government. this union led the return to work which prevailed at the end of the dispute - gold had beaten the soul.as Richey Edwards said: "To me, Roy Lynk was the archetypal Eighties person. He probably thought he was doing people good - but he's a class traitor. I hope that his children grow up to realise that. The media thinks that if you're working class, you've got to be one of two stereotypes - either tipping your cap to your employer, or a drug fiend permanently bombed out your skull. You've got to be a lager lout, or an effete Morrissey fan who never does anything. But working class people can be violent and sensitive."