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The police attack on striking miners at will be once again marked as a day of infamy at the annual march and rally of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign in Sheffield next Saturday, writes Morning Star northern reporter PETER LAZENBY
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.
New footage of clashes between police and striking miners was shown on TV.
Almost four decades after miners clashed with police during strike action in the UK, former mining communities are still seeking pardons.
Channel 4’s three-part series also includes miners speaking on camera for the first time after suffering physical and mental scars at the Battle of Orgreave during the 1984 Miners’ Strike