How did the strike begin ... coming to power in 1979, Margaret Thatcher had made it clear that she wanted to close down unprofitable collieries, importing cheaper coal from abroad; the NCB ...

Exactly 40 years ago today, coal miners in Kent marched back to work. They were among the last to hold out during an industrial dispute between the National Union of Mineworkers and Margaret ...

CLASSIFIED Downing Street files on Margaret Thatcher’s meetings with the Union of ... reason to thank them for their efforts during the miners’ strike but also we must not allow the coal industry to ...

"The miner's strike isn't a reason to cheer the death of any human being, whether or not they were Margaret Thatcher." Most on the left have behaved honorably — and, of course, "there are plenty ...

Kent's coal miners say they were the last to hold out against Margaret Thatcher's government ... After a lengthy dispute, the miners' strike ended on 3 March 1985 with a vote to return to work.

It may be difficult for many Americans to truly grasp the complex, alienating legacy of Margaret Thatcher ... gladly shutting down scores of coal mines and steel foundries across the country ...

But throughout the bitter year-long dispute Tory leader Margaret Thatcher and her henchmen denied its ... And he said wrecking the coal-mining industry following the strike paved the way for ...

A Tory shadow minister has suggested that ministers should learn from the Thatcher-era coal mine closures in ... stated that Margaret Thatcher's administration aimed to develop infrastructure ...

Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said MacGregor “brought a breath of ... Thatcher and MacGregor remained firm, buying cheap foreign coal, and the strike collapsed after a year. Buoyed by that ...

An MP said people would not want to work in the mines nowadays Exactly 40 years ago today, coal miners ... of Mineworkers and Margaret Thatcher's government. The 1984-1985 strike - one of the ...

Exactly 40 years ago today, coal miners in Kent marched ... the National Union of Mineworkers and Margaret Thatcher's government. The 1984-1985 strike - one of the biggest and bitterest in UK ...