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  1. Eight striking miners from Northumberland inadvertently derailed the Flying Scotsman during the General Strike of 1926. And now, their story has ...

    Eight striking miners from Northumberland inadvertently derailed the Flying Scotsman during the General Strike of 1926. And now, their story has been turned into a play#RobsonGreen #ArthurWilson #BBC #LabourParty #Prisons #RoyalFamily #Crime #Politics #Strikes #MinersStrike #Plus
    Jailed over desperate train crash - the striking miners who deserve a pardon

  2. ... General Strike. It was a desultory affair. A few hundred assembled ... general strike called by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in its now ...

    The final Barnsley rally, with Graham as keynote speaker, represented the very forces responsible for the betrayal of 1984-85 miners’ strike and every betrayal thereafter.#Barnsley #SharonGraham #Unite #TUC #GeneralStrike #minersstrike
    Unite uses Barnsley May Day and 1926 General Strike centenary to proclaim “rebirth of the trade unions”

  3. A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926 in an attempt to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for 1.2 ...

    A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926 in an attempt to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for 1.2 million locked-out coal miners#TradesUnionCongress #SirWinstonChurchill #Unions #Politics #MinersStrike #Strikes
    How the General Strike of 1926 turned Britain into a battleground for 2m workers

  4. @Geri
    I'm still cross about it. I'd add to the mix that NSea oil revenues could have helped a transition from coal by retraining and resettling miners and seeding new industry rather than just doing the Thatcher abandonment of communities previously reliant on coal mining.
    #neoliberalism #history #MinersStrike #economics #inequality

  5. @Geri
    I'm still cross about it. I'd add to the mix that NSea oil revenues could have helped a transition from coal by retraining and resettling miners and seeding new industry rather than just doing the Thatcher abandonment of communities previously reliant on coal mining.
    #neoliberalism #history #MinersStrike #economics #inequality

  6. Und schließlich noch ein Blick in die Geschichte: Der britische #MinersStrike stand für die große Niederlage im letzten Gefecht der Arbeiter*innenklasse. 40 Jahre später wissen wir: Das letzte Gefecht war er nicht – aber was dann? (Von 2024)

    akweb.de/bewegung/das-glimmen-

  7. Und schließlich noch ein Blick in die Geschichte: Der britische #MinersStrike stand für die große Niederlage im letzten Gefecht der Arbeiter*innenklasse. 40 Jahre später wissen wir: Das letzte Gefecht war er nicht – aber was dann? (Von 2024)

    akweb.de/bewegung/das-glimmen-

  8. Miner's Strike 40th Anniversary stained glass window at Kincardine Library, Fife. Made by Local community and Keira Mclean. #stainedglass #glasgow #scotland #minersstrike #miners

  9. Miner's Strike 40th Anniversary stained glass window at Kincardine Library, Fife. Made by Local community and Keira Mclean. #stainedglass #glasgow #scotland #minersstrike #miners

  10. This week's podcast comes from the the #ssp annual Jim McVicar memorial lecture, this year marking 40 years since the #MinersStrike strike.
    Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts scottishindypod.scot/scottish-

  11. In the blunted night of the coal shed,
    without a torch, my fingers dig
    among the coal for the coal.
    Hear it scutter into the bucket…

    —Brian McCabe, “Coal”
    published in BODY PARTS, @canongatebooks 1999

    The 1984–85 UK miners’ strike was officially called off 40 years ago #OTD, 3 March, 1985. It remains the longest-running strike in British history without a positive outcome.

    scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/p

    #Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #mining #coalmining #minersstrike #workingclasshistory

  12. In the blunted night of the coal shed,
    without a torch, my fingers dig
    among the coal for the coal.
    Hear it scutter into the bucket…

    —Brian McCabe, “Coal”
    published in BODY PARTS, @canongatebooks 1999

    The 1984–85 UK miners’ strike was officially called off 40 years ago #OTD, 3 March, 1985. It remains the longest-running strike in British history without a positive outcome.

    scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/p

    #Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #mining #coalmining #minersstrike #workingclasshistory

  13. Nästa månad gör jag en föreläsning på svenska om Gruvarbetarnas Strejk 1984-85 i Storbritannien.
    Inträde är grattis men ni måste anmäla er i förhand här ->

    abf.se/varmland/kurs/gruvarbet

    #MinersStrike #solidarity #fuckthetories #stillhatethatcher

  14. The Orgreave Stations
    6 Feb, Glasgow – free (booking required)

    To mark the 40th anniversary of the 1984/5 Miner’s Strike, poet William Hershaw & artist Les McConnell have used the Christian framework of “the Stations of the Cross” as an imaginative foundation to describe events leading up to the Battle of Orgreave.

    eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-orgreav

    #Scottish #literature #poetry #mining #coalmining #minersstrike #labourhistory #workingclasshistory

  15. The Orgreave Stations
    6 Feb, Glasgow – free (booking required)

    To mark the 40th anniversary of the 1984/5 Miner’s Strike, poet William Hershaw & artist Les McConnell have used the Christian framework of “the Stations of the Cross” as an imaginative foundation to describe events leading up to the Battle of Orgreave.

    eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-orgreav

    #Scottish #literature #poetry #mining #coalmining #minersstrike #labourhistory #workingclasshistory

  16. Here is the book I referred to.
    It's a great account, full of detailed descriptions of events and protagonists with astute political analysis. Resolutely socialist and pro-NUM, but not uncritical.
    It explodes some popular myths, e.g. that the strike wasn't decided democratically, that it was Scargill's decision to strike, etc.
    #MinersStrike

  17. Here is the book I referred to.
    It's a great account, full of detailed descriptions of events and protagonists with astute political analysis. Resolutely socialist and pro-NUM, but not uncritical.
    It explodes some popular myths, e.g. that the strike wasn't decided democratically, that it was Scargill's decision to strike, etc.
    #MinersStrike

  18. Poetry from the Mine (& elsewhere)
    2 Oct, Byre Theatre, St Andrews – free but ticketed

    To mark the beginning of the University of St Andrews School of Modern Languages Festival of Languages & the 40th anniversary of the 1984–1985 miners’ strike, Gavin Bowd & Paul Malgrati present the work of 3 miner-writers: Joe Corrie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Constant Malva 🇧🇪, & Jules Mousseron 🇫🇷

    #Scottish #literature #poetry #miner #minersstrike

    byretheatre.com/shows/poetry-f

  19. Poetry from the Mine (& elsewhere)
    2 Oct, Byre Theatre, St Andrews – free but ticketed

    To mark the beginning of the University of St Andrews School of Modern Languages Festival of Languages & the 40th anniversary of the 1984–1985 miners’ strike, Gavin Bowd & Paul Malgrati present the work of 3 miner-writers: Joe Corrie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Constant Malva 🇧🇪, & Jules Mousseron 🇫🇷

    #Scottish #literature #poetry #miner #minersstrike

    byretheatre.com/shows/poetry-f

  20. #MinersStrike is updated setting for satirical #opera - Eastbourne date
    #Lewes-based #NewSussexOpera is performing a rarely-seen gem of baroque opera this spring, promising to bring a smile to audiences’ faces.

    sussexexpress.co.uk/whats-on/t

  21. #MinersStrike is updated setting for satirical #opera - Eastbourne date
    #Lewes-based #NewSussexOpera is performing a rarely-seen gem of baroque opera this spring, promising to bring a smile to audiences’ faces.

    sussexexpress.co.uk/whats-on/t

  22. Nottinghamshire May Day weekend event - March & rally, Saturday, May 4th. Assemble new Nottingham library 11am, March to 12.30 rally in old market square. #SaveOurServices ! solidarity with the populations of #Gaza and #Ukraine under bombardment, remember the #MinersStrike on its’ 40th anniversary.

  23. '#Cricket’s links to the #pits endure along with memories of the #MinersStrike

    #HaroldLarwood and #BillVoce escaped the pits by playing cricket at time when miners formed the backbone of the game.'
    theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar

  24. '#Cricket’s links to the #pits endure along with memories of the #MinersStrike

    #HaroldLarwood and #BillVoce escaped the pits by playing cricket at time when miners formed the backbone of the game.'
    theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar

  25. Hatfield Colliery stands with Palestinian workers and against genocide on the 40th anniversary of the start of the 1984/5 Miner's Strike #Gaza #MinersStrike #Solidarity

  26. Hatfield Colliery stands with Palestinian workers and against genocide on the 40th anniversary of the start of the 1984/5 Miner's Strike #Gaza #MinersStrike #Solidarity

  27. 40 years since the Miners' Strike and Thatcher's Conservative government waged war on whole communities. The effects are still with us today.

    #MinersStrike #Thatcher #ToryRule #poverty

  28. 40 years since the Miners' Strike and Thatcher's Conservative government waged war on whole communities. The effects are still with us today.

    #MinersStrike #Thatcher #ToryRule #poverty

  29. #OnThisDay in 1984, the #MinersStrike began. On its 20th anniversary in 2014, David Metz asked how close the miners came to victory.

    🔓 This article from the Archive is still free to read at buff.ly/3uEYPP0

  30. #OnThisDay in 1984, the #MinersStrike began. On its 20th anniversary in 2014, David Metz asked how close the miners came to victory.

    🔓 This article from the Archive is still free to read at buff.ly/3uEYPP0