Police in anti-riot gear escorting picketers away from their position near the Orgreave Coking Plant near Rotherham, June 18, 1984
NEW evidence published on the 40th anniversary of Orgreave today has exposed the lies and collusion at the heart of the Thatcher government’s involvement in the 1984-5 miners’ strike.
The Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC) report was handed into the Home Office and the headquarters of major political parties participating in the general election today to demand an independent public inquiry.
New information recently uncovered, including public statements of police and government actions during the year-long strike and the truth of their private acts, have been laid bare in the report.
A past confrontation permanently shaped the methods the state will use to protect employers against any claims by their employees, writes MATT WRACK, but unions are readying to face the challenge
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
