An miner pounds the roof of a car at the gates of Bilston Colliery near Edinburgh in 1984. Clashes erupted at Scotland's biggest pit over the national strike call
SCOTTISH miners involved in the 1984-5 strike must speak out about their experiences of policing, a lawyer carrying out an independent review has said.
John Scott QC was appointed by the government to examine the effect of policing during the miners’ strike in Scotland, following a long campaign by former colliery workers and their families.
The strike saw violent clashes between police and miners, and Margaret Thatcher’s government has been accused of interfering with police operations in an effort to crush the National Union of Mineworkers.
MIKE QUILLE applauds an excellent example of cultural democracy: making artworks which are a relevant, integral part of working-class lives
The Home Secretary’s recent letter suggests the Labour government may finally deliver on its nine-year manifesto commitment, writes KATE FLANNERY, but we must move quickly: as recently as 2024 Northumbria police destroyed miners’ strike documents
STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves