|
Re: One for cashy!
The miners went on strike in 1984 in protest against pit closures, which had been announced by the coal board. There were areas that weren't effected by the closures. But the communities that were effected were left devastated, and many have still not recovered.
The Tory Government of the time turned the dispute political, because they would not let the coal board find a settlement, that was acceptable to both the miners and the coal board.
The miners were essentially trying to protect jobs and also their communities. Thatcher wasn't interested, she wanted complete capitulation by the miners.
|