The Miners’ Strike of 1984-5: an oral history
The Miners’ Strike of 1984-5: an oral history
Apr 24, 2021
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When their pit was threatened with closure, the miners of Polmaise Colliery went on strike, with little idea of what was coming next. | BBC Scotland
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When their pit was threatened with closure, the miners of Polmaise Colliery went on strike, with little idea of what was coming next. | BBC Scotland
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It's 40 years this week since the miners' strike began. Two-hundred-thousand men downed tools in March 1984 - including the near 23,000 from the coalfields of County Durham and Northumberland. | ITV Tyne Tees
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It's 40 years this week since the miners' strike began. Two-hundred-thousand men downed tools in March 1984 - including the near 23,000 from the coalfields of County Durham and Northumberland. | ITV Tyne Tees
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In 1984, the miners’ strike divided the country. Channel 4 spoke to those on both sides who witnessed how it came to an end. #MinersStrike1984 via Dispatches - Channel 4 | Channel 4 News
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In 1984, the miners’ strike divided the country. Channel 4 spoke to those on both sides who witnessed how it came to an end. #MinersStrike1984 via Dispatches - Channel 4 | Channel 4 News
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Miners march to commemorate 1984/1985 strike
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Miners march to commemorate 1984/1985 strike
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On this day in 1984 miners at Cortonwood Colliery walked out. So began a national wave of action which saw the National Union of Mineworkers take on Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government. A year later and their defeat heralded a seismic shift in British politics. Thatcher's legacy can still be seen today, with Britain's labour market increasingly defined by low pay and the country experiencing levels of inequality not seen for a century. | Novara Media
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On this day in 1984 miners at Cortonwood Colliery walked out. So began a national wave of action which saw the National Union of Mineworkers take on Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government. A year later and their defeat heralded a seismic shift in British politics. Thatcher's legacy can still be seen today, with Britain's labour market increasingly defined by low pay and the country experiencing levels of inequality not seen for a century. | Novara Media
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“People were prepared to do more and more extreme things.” In 1984, the town of Shirebrook in Derbyshire became known as the most divided in Britain as the miners’ strike was underway. Here’s how members of the community remember it. | Dispatches - Channel 4
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Miners' strike: 30 years since thousands of North Wales workers joined bitter dispute
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When Margaret Thatcher Crushed a British Miners’ Strike | HISTORY
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In 1984, the Great Miners’ Strike became a defining battle between organised workers and the British state. For a year, mining communities resisted police violence, mass arrests, and political betrayal — sustained by international solidarity and collective courage. Though defeated, the strike showed the power of working‑class unity, the reality of state repression, and the need for rank‑and‑file organisation. Its lessons remain vital for struggles today. Remember the fight. Learn the lessons. Or
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