• Coal, Myths, and Legacy: The UK's 1984-85 Miner's Strike 40 Years On

  • Feb 28 2025
  • Length: 21 mins
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Coal, Myths, and Legacy: The UK's 1984-85 Miner's Strike 40 Years On

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  • 40 years ago on Monday, 3rd March 1985, the 1984-1985 UK’s miners’ strike ended. The coal miners' strike aimed to prevent the closure of pits that the conservative government deemed “uneconomic”. Many observers regard the miners’ strike as “the most bitter industrial dispute in British history” and with 26 million person-days of work lost, it was the largest by impact since the 1926 General Strike. Joining me, to look back at this major industrial dispute and why it still matters today is Dr. Lewis Mates, an Associate Professor in Political Theory in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University.


    To learn more about Lewis' research visit his website at https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/lewis-mates/


    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    - Sherwood (2022) BBC One Series, for more information on the show see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherwood_(2022_TV_series). To view the series see https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0c724lz/sherwood (only available in the UK).


    Music: The Good News by SHANTI from https://tunetank.com/track/263-the-good-news/
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