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Miners' strike stalwarts mark epic struggle 40 years on

Miners' strike stalwarts mark epic struggle 40 years on
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Liz French on the 40th Anniversary of the British Miners' Strike: "We were betrayed by the TUC and Labour Party."

The WSWS spoke with Liz French from Betteshanger, a former pit village in the Kent coalfield in south-east England. Liz was a founding member of the National Women Against Pit Closures during the 1984-85 Miner’s Strike. Among the 200 miners imprisoned during the 1984-85 strike, Liz’s late husband Terry received one of the longest prison sentences of five years. ....

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