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In fairness to Scargill he would have been close to retiring by then, so was just sensibly planning for his future like any responsible adult. He may well have been skeptical of the index-linking of his pension vs the true level of inflation, and thought a stable, illiquid asset would provide a hedge.
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Right To Buy was IMO one of the very worst decisions the Thatcher government made. And that is saying something.
Mind you that scheme was abused by many on the left:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25731328