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Capital support in every sense for miners during 1984-85 strike
A ‘Right To Work’ Rally by miners at the Nottinghamshire NUM Headquarters, Mansfield, in May 1984
SIMON PARSONS applauds an outstanding one woman show that weaves real poems and narratives into the story of one girl’s flight
MARY CONWAY applauds an exploration, through five short plays, that demonstrates the vital role of drama in furthering collective understanding
SIMON PARSONS applauds an artist who rescues and rehumanises stories of women, the victims of violence, from a feminist perspective
Good Cop vs Bad Fascist fantasy, a guilty witness, Scottish witchcraft, and Camino de Santiago shocker
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London and the 1984-5 Miners’ Strike
Edited by David Featherstone and Diarmaid Kelliher
THIS fascinating and well-edited collection of oral histories focuses on the role London and Londoners played in solidarity efforts to support striking communities in the 1984-5 miners’ strike.
Trade unionists, council workers, political activists, Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) and many others all came out in support and this rather eclectic mix made for some novel experiences — George Binette recalls the "culture shock" for some visiting London for the first time, while Mike Jackson of LGSM remembers the initial "trepidation" of bringing Geordie lads to a warehouse party.
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