A letter to Black Flag on the "The Miners and The Left" article in Black Flag no. 114. (vol. 7, no.6C) 1984. Includes a reply from the author.
Dave Roper says going on strike in 1984 was a last resort Forty years on, a former coal miner on the front line in the 1984-85 miners' strike reveals the painful choice he had to make when he lost ...
Tomorrow, Tuesday November 25, the Marx Memorial Library continues its series of discussions on the lessons of the miners’ strike with John Sheppard, a striking Armthorpe miner Last week Seumas Milne, ...
For those like her who were part of the 1984-85 miners' strike, ongoing industrial disputes have provided an opportunity to revisit that period. A miner's wife at the time, Ms James was part of ...
Twenty-five years ago, the benefit shows that happened across South Wales saw hundreds of artists and bands step up and support the miners ... course of the strike in '84-'85.
Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has claimed that a fear of being scapegoated by Arthur Scargill if miners lost their heroic 1984-85 strike was behind his startling inaction during the walkout. Mr ...
Recently, the people who went to Stonehenge gotta taste of what the miners saw daily in ’84. If there was one lesson learnt during the strike it was that if we really want to change this world, then ...
The Museum is currently marking the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike, with its latest exhibition 84/85: The Longest Year. The exhibition considers the strike through memories and stories ...
Cortonwood Comeback Centre in South Yorkshire has been supporting people since 1986 in the aftermath of the 1984-85 miners' strike . Trustee Denise Lelliott said it had "come full circle" as ...
It has been four decades since the beginning of the 1984-1985 Miners’ Strike, which only lasted one year but made a significant impact for decades to come. The strikes were held by the National Union ...