'People are much angrier now': why Britain is going on strike | Industrial action
New wave of union leaders, such as RMT’s Mick Lynch and Unite’s Sharon Graham, have galvanised workers
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New wave of union leaders, such as RMT’s Mick Lynch and Unite’s Sharon Graham, have galvanised workers
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Mrs Thatcher was steeling herself for her gruelling battles against the enemy within, which culminated with her crushing Arthur Scargill's year-long coal strike three years later.
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: When I saw Arthur Scargill, 84, still wearing his signature Battle of Orgreave baseball cap, my previous life as a young industrial correspondent flashed before me.
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Understandably, parallels are being drawn between the 1970s and the present day. Five decades on, it's Back To The Future IV.