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The Miners’ Strike 1984–85

Thatcher v. the unions

The government response to the Miners’ Strike devastated mining communities but was a political win for Thatcher. Simon Peplow explains

Miners and supporters from Celynen North Colliery march with banners during the strike, 1984
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AQA 2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007

Edexcel Paper 1, Option 1H Britain transformed, 1918–97

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