The Miner’s Strike is one of the most controversial events in modern British history. One version is that Margaret Thatcher sought the conflict, prosecuted it ruthlessly, and destroyed a viable industry to crush the powerful National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). The truth is very different. The British coal industry peaked just before World War One, … Continue reading The Miners’ Strike
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