The Great Miners’ Strike – International Socialism

Thirty years on: the Socialist Workers Party and the Great Miners’ Strike

Posted on 2nd April 2014 by ISJ

Thirty years ago the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) faced a brutal assault from a Tory government. As recent cabinet papers reveal, Margaret Thatcher secretly prepared to wage war against “the enemy within”. Thatcher was far from being an innocent… Continue Reading →

25 years after the Great Miners’ Strike

Posted on 23rd April 2010 by ISJ

The year-long miners’ strike which started in March 1984 marked a decisive turning point in the history of the class struggle in Britain. In the 20th century it is only matched by the General Strike of 1926. Normally presented as… Continue Reading →