It was the abiding image of the 1984 coal strike, but what happened to the protagonists of Don McPhee's photo?
Margaret Thatcher’s Tory government came to power with the express intent of waging, and winning, a war on organized workers. According the Thatcher’s biographer Charles Moore, upon taking office in 1979 she immediate announced to home secretary Willie Whitelaw, “the last Conservative government was destroyed by the miners’ strike. We’ll have another and we’ll win.” … Continue reading "Civil War: Dramatic Scenes From the British Miners Strike of 1984-85"
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The National Miners Strike 1984 Miners wives today went to a Northumberland miners rally the hard way - they walked from Blyth to Bedlington 9 June 1984. About 40 women took part in a sponsored walk...
Margaret Thatcher’s Tory government came to power with the express intent of waging, and winning, a war on organized workers. According the Thatcher’s biographer Charles Moore, upon taking office in 1979 she immediate announced to home secretary Willie Whitelaw, “the last Conservative government was destroyed by the miners’ strike. We’ll have another and we’ll win.” … Continue reading "Civil War: Dramatic Scenes From the British Miners Strike of 1984-85"
By spending eight months in a Durham pit village, Keith Pattison found out that the longest strike in British history wasn't all about cops and miners punching each other in the head.
The long read: As home secretary, Theresa May championed inquiries into past police abuses such as those committed at Hillsborough by South Yorkshire police. But she has refused calls to investigate the roots of that disaster
Recently Beamish received a fantastic collection of objects relating to the 1984 Miner's Strike. They were kindly donated by Heather Wood, at the time chairwoman of SEAM (Save Easington Area Mines) who set up a support network to help miners and their families. This began in Easington Colliery but quickly developed into a larger operation as the strike went on. These badges are partly from Heather's own collection and some were donated from other supporters around the country.
Margaret Thatcher’s Tory government came to power with the express intent of waging, and winning, a war on organized workers. According the Thatcher’s biographer Charles Moore, upon taking office in 1979 she immediate announced to home secretary Willie Whitelaw, “the last Conservative government was destroyed by the miners’ strike. We’ll have another and we’ll win.” … Continue reading "Civil War: Dramatic Scenes From the British Miners Strike of 1984-85"
Keith Pattinson spent six months at the height of the miners' strike documenting the Durham village of Easington
Browse The Battle Of Orgreave latest photos. View images and find out more about The Battle Of Orgreave at Getty Images.
Recently Beamish received a fantastic collection of objects relating to the 1984 Miner's Strike. They were kindly donated by Heather Wood, at the time chairwoman of SEAM (Save Easington Area Mines) who set up a support network to help miners and their families. This began in Easington Colliery but quickly developed into a larger operation as the strike went on. These badges are partly from Heather's own collection and some were donated from other supporters around the country.
Photographer Michael Kerstgens travelled to Britain from Germany in 1984 to record the miners' strike. Here are some of his pictures
Pride, a movie about the unlikely miners' strike link up between London based gays and lesbians is due to be on our cinema screens later this year
Margaret Thatcher’s Tory government came to power with the express intent of waging, and winning, a war on organized workers. According the Thatcher’s biographer Charles Moore, upon taking office in 1979 she immediate announced to home secretary Willie Whitelaw, “the last Conservative government was destroyed by the miners’ strike. We’ll have another and we’ll win.” … Continue reading "Civil War: Dramatic Scenes From the British Miners Strike of 1984-85"
This dissertation will discuss, analyse and evaluate the roles that women in the coalfield of South Wales played in their communities during the miners’ strike of 1984-85. It will also scrutinise t…
Arthur Scargill, leader of the National Union of Mineworkers, being arrested during the miners? strike.
Taken during the miners’ strike, this picture of the Handy family came to signify the era. But what happened to them? As the last deep mine in Britain closes, Richard Benson finds out
Women during the miners' strike, Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire, June 1984
This week marks the thirtieth anniversary of the commencement of the miner’s strike of 1984-1985. Three decades on and the effects of Britain’s infamous industrial struggle are still being felt.
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