The Great Miners’ Strike
Catch this Miners' Strike play if you can
This is a play—with song and dance—about the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85, written by the daughter of a Nottinghamshire miner at Welbeck Colliery
The Liar’s Quartet—a history of cops, spies and struggle in new publication
Comedian Mark Thomas’ new book brings together three plays with stories that should be heard but are rarely told, writes Jasmine Francis
Protesters demand justice for Orgreave
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Home Office in London on Monday to demand justice over the Battle of Orgreave.
Thatcher government feared inquiry into truth about Miners' Strike cops
Newly released documents from 1985 show that then home secretary Leon Brittan wanted to avoid “any form of enquiry into the behaviour of the police”.
Stop this class war cover-up—miners’ fury over Orgreave
The Tories are continuing a cover-up by refusing an inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave.
Ex-miners demand to know - who was responsible for police attacks at Orgreave?
About 100 people poured into the Yorkshire NUM Miners’ Hall in Barnsley today, Tuesday, for an Orgreave Truth and Justice (OTJC) press conference.
Campaigners slam Tories for ruling out Orgreave inquiry
31 October 2016There will be no inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave, home secretary Amber Rudd has announced.
Cops’ filth won’t wash
11 October 2016More former police officers have spoken out against the policing of striking miners during the 1984 Battle of Orgreave.
Orgreave campaigners demand justice ahead of meeting with Tory minister
13 September 2016Campaigners from the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC) and their supporters gathered outside parliament today, Tuesday, ahead of a meeting with home secretary Amber Rudd.
Tory government wants Thatchers’ cosy corruption to be kept secret indefinitely
26 July 2016Tory corruption is to be kept secret. Two files entitled “Cementation contract: Mark Thatcher and the Omanis” are listed as being “retained” for 65 years. Two others were “temporarily retained” with no release date.
Rally demands justice for Orgreave
21 June 2016Ex-miners, trade unionists and campaigners gathered at Orgreave in Sheffield last Saturday to remember the Battle of Orgreave.
News in brief
15 December 2015Call for Inquiry into Orgreave | Rise in reported domestic abuse | Jobs threat for 5,000 from Iain Duncan Smith
Miners slam decision not to investigate Orgreave cops
11 June 2015Police attacked strikers and framed them during the 1984 Battle of Orgreave three months into the Great Miners' Strike. Officers covered up the actions at the highest level.
Our rulers fear the unity we take pride in
09 September 2014Pride, a new film about Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, is on general release from this week.
New film Pride tells an extraordinary story of solidarity in struggle
19 August 2014Nicola Field, who was part of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, says a new film shows how struggle forged unity and helped break down prejudice
Still the Enemy Within - hilarity, defiance and tears as miners recall their struggle
10 June 2014New film Still the Enemy Within tells the story of the Great Miners’ Strike in activists’ own voices. Sadie Robinson spoke to strikers at the film’s premiere
Brassed Off adaptation is worth seeing in the miners' anniversary year
18 March 2014This adaptation of the 1996 film is a must-see in this 30th anniversary year of the Great Miners’ Strike.
Rembering miners who lost their lives - Barnsley memorial biggest for years
18 March 2014Every year miners, their families and supporters come together in the Yorkshire Miners Hall, Barnsley to remember the two Yorkshire NUM members, David Jones and Joe Green, who lost their lives fighting for justice in 1984-85.
Events in London and Sheffield mark 30 years on from the Miners’ Strike
11 March 2014Hundreds of people attended events in London and Sheffield to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Miners’ strike.
Jail supports miners
05 March 2014The heroic struggle of the miners has been a source of inspiration to many and has led to hundreds of thousands of pounds being collected. But the most moving story of the strike must be that of the self-sacrifice shown by one unlikely group of supporters – prisoners serving life sentences in a Portsmouth jail.
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