Podcast 110 - 40 Years Of Injustice - Anniversary Of The Miners Strike
Socialist correspondent
- Published
- July 2, 2024
- Duration
- 13:35
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- Last updated
- Jun 7, 2026
Discusses The miners' strike of 1984-85 demonstrated the power of the state acting in the interests of capital…
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The miners' strike of 1984-85 demonstrated the power of the state acting in the interests of capital and against working people as jobs and mining communities were destroyed. That state power was no where more evident than the systematic attack on picketing miners at Orgreave with many injured and imprisoned. There were meticulous plans formulated by the …
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The miners' strike of 1984-85 demonstrated the power of the state acting in the interests of capital and against working people as jobs and mining communities were destroyed. That state power was no where more evident than the systematic attack on picketing miners at Orgreave with many injured and imprisoned. There were meticulous plans formulated by the government and the police to crush the miners. Orgreave became the blueprint for the policing of dissent and sent a harsh message to working cl