The dispute between the miners' union and Margaret Thatcher's government divides the nation and leads to mass protests outside collieries and pitched battles between miners and the police.

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 ...

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 ...

Kemi Badenoch said Margaret Thatcher ... beyond.” The Thatcher government oversaw 115 pit closures over 11 years, with the key flashpoint being the year-long miners’ strike in 1984.

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.

Forty years ago, the bitter year-long miners' strike came to an end when thousands ... 1984 in protest over the then prime minister Margaret Thatcher's plans to shut 20 pits.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...