Coal Strike, Great Britain, 1984-1985
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Bradley Documents
Feickert Documents
Glyn Documents
The collection consists of over 100 reports, both published and unpublished, relating to the UK coal industry during the years of the Great Strike (1984/1985) and the programme of pit closures which followed it. The reports are concerned with national matters and also with the viability of individual pits.
For further details of this collection please see the finding aid/box list in the External Documents section below.
Reflections on the 1984/5 Miners Strike by Leslie T. Sutton, 1992
'Reflections on the 1984/5 Miners Strike' by Leslie T. Sutton won an Award in 1992. The author reflects on the Miners Strike and the consequences of it. He condemns the response of the police, and praises Arthur Scargill's leadership throughout the strike, as well as the 'ordinary men and women' who provided money and food for striking miners.