Documentaries about the 1984 miners strike digital spy. Nick jones, bbc industrial and political correspondent between 1972 and 2002, a radio reporter during the strike and author of a number of books, does a good job of analysing what the released papers reveal. During his tenure as leader, kinnock proceeded to fight the partys left wing, especially militant tendency, and he opposed num leader arthur scargills methods in the 198485 miners strike. The miners strike of 198485 was a major industrial action to shut down the british coal industry in an attempt to prevent colliery closures. Visit the campaign for press and broadcasting freedom website for more information about the book. Striking eoalminers throughout australia are to return to normal work, meetings in northern new south wales coalfields today voted unanimously in favour of ending the one day a week stoppages, areuter, strike called for march 21 stockholm, march. This account by peter wilsher, donald macintrye, michael jones, and the sunday times insight team into the 198485 miners strike came out in summer 1985, shortly after the national union of mineworkers went back to work.
The 19841985 miners strike was a defining moment in british industrial relations. Ann field who played a key role in the making of the new film has a chapter on wapping in big media, the strike that made the modern media. Nicholas jones reflects on the government misinformation and media manipulation that provided the backdrop to britains longest and most violent industrial dispute. When contrasted with their dramatic strike victories of 1972 and 1974, the shattering industrial defeat suffered by british miners in 1985 has been seen as evidence of the further weakening of workingclass solidarity.
In 2014, the british commemorated the thirtieth anniversary of the miners strike, which saw thousands of miners and their families declared the enemy within by margaret thatcher and her government. Mass picketing had proved successful at the battle of saltley gate in saltley, birmingham, during the 1972 miners strike. At saltley coke works, 30,000 pickets and supporters led by scargill had faced 800 police officers, and on 10 february 1972 sir derrick capper, the chief constable of birmingham city police, ordered the coking plant to close its gates in the interests of public safety. This book was published on the 30th anniversary of the 1984 miners strike. Music, international solidarity and the 198485 miners strike, with. Volume 1 miners strikes by deborah price and natalie buttsthompson 3 feb 2014 4.
The miners strike of 198485 was a major industrial action to shut down the british coal. Full details of all otjc events can be found at uk. Archive items university events newcastle university. Nicholas jones, a former labour and industrial correspondent, who reported the strike for bbc radio, compiled a diary of news reports of help and assistance from overseas during the miners yearlong struggle. Well be selling the book at our meeting with nick jones during the south yorkshire festival at wortley hall on august.
And lastly my family and friends, who were there to pick me up and urge me. Orgreave was part of the class war that ended with 96 dead. This book is a mine of information, but it is no dry history book, nor a guide for. Miners strike of 1984 inspired kit habianics book until our. In 19845, mining communities all over britain fought a yearlon. Kate flannery orgreave truth and justice campaign, granville williams, jean spence and nick jones. Nick jones of the bbc, and paul routledge of the times. Impact of arthur scargill on the failure of the miners strike. Read any book on the 8485 miners strike and this one is invariably in the bibliography, cited throughout, and even here and there referred to as the definitive account. Granville has edited a new book from the campaign for press and broadcasting freedom, called pit props. But the book also looks at the important contribution from the alternative media and the coverage of the long conflict by freelance photographers and filmmakers. John bailey was a print worker strongly associated with the right of reply during the 198484 miners strike and one of the 6,000 printworkers sacked when murdoch moved to wapping. He led the party during most of the thatcher administration, which included its third successive election defeat when thatcher won the 1987 general. Slide show and talk by david wray and dave mitchell films.
The battle of orgreave was a violent confrontation on 18 june 1984 between pickets and. He has also collaborated with author rick chesler on first strike. The failure of the miners strike in 1984 has been seen by many as the result of bad leadership of the head of the num, arthur scargill, the lack of support for the strike as well as giving credit to the governments preparations. Coal a t 30th anniversary i odole coalnotdole with banners. Untold story of international help in 198485 miners strike nicholas.
Music, international solidarity and the 198485 miners strike, with editor granville williams and former bbc labour reporter nick jones poetry and words. Strikes and the media nicholas jones blog and archive. Mining and union songs in the early 20th century teachrock. Then came the bitter yearlong strike, and they found themselves on opposite. Research bibliography of published materials relating to. Proponents of the strike, such as arthur scargill and mick mcgahey, argued that. The miners strike, 30 years on conference history and policy. International support for the miners strike 198485. About twenty of the strikers, including the senior steward, are former miners. In a book published by the national coal mining museum for england, david. Were not going back is about the 198485 miners strike more or less. The following week in sheffield, on thursday june 26, there was a public meeting it isnt history. The ledge was published by robert thornton lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and. This came after the death of david jones in controversial circumstances at.
This march the 30th anniversary of the 198485 miners strike was. Most protracted of all the us industrial disputes of 1919 was the mass strike in the coal fields, with sporadic strikes, national strikes, and armed battles running from 1919 into 1922. Across frontiers brings to life the fascinating story of the men and women who travelled overseas to speak to workers and raise support for the miners strike. And the subtitle, the story of the miners strike, 19845, refers to his specific task of revitalizing major sections of british industry.
The media, the miners strike and the aftermath for the 25th anniversary in 2009. Books has the worlds largest selection of new and used titles to suit any readers tastes. A revolution has been taking place in the way communication operates within modern british industry. Photos by pete dunwell pictures by stefano cagnoni, john sturrock and martin jenkinsonon international solidarity and the miners strike miners banners. It was a pivotal event in the 198485 uk miners strike, and one of the most violent clashes in british industrial history. Rick jones has sold more than 300,000 ebooks globally. How does literature reflect the 1984 miners strike. Cabinet papers reveal secret coal pits closure plan bbc news. Assess the view that the main reason for the failure of the miners strike in 1984 was the leadership of arthur scargill. Once upon a mine newfoundland and labrador heritage. Much of the newspaper and television coverage of the 19845 19845 miners strike, especially over the battle of orgreave and the pithead clashes in mining villages, was in.
However, some miners considered benns 1977 industry reforms to have caused problems during the strike. I certainly dont consider the miners strike as part of history. Miners, musicians, salesgirls, and the fighting spirit of labors. Im looking for a programme that is reasonably even handed.
David jones, a yorkshire miner, focused mrs thatcher on the law and order. Waged with complete unity, the strikes of 1972 and 1974 brought the miners substantial material gains, contributed to the downfall of a government, and reinforced the national. The book also deals with unfinished business from the strike. The nakusp ledge was published in nakusp, in the central kootenay region of southeastern british columbia, from october 1893 to december 1894. Verso, 1985 coal strike, great britain, 19841985 252 pages. It is a collection of essays, edited by granville williams, author of remembering how it was. Mick mcgahey, the deputy leader of the num, was particularly concerned. Not really the sort of book you would pick up and read for fun but a good easy. Jun 20, 2018 the following week in sheffield, on thursday 21 june, there is a public meeting it isnt history. Anyway, loss without limit is undoubtedly an excellent book. Many books have been written about the strike in both wale. Since then he has been closely involved in the campaign for the truth about what actually happened. Both the books discussed here describe the strike as more like a civil war than an industrial dispute.
Although richards book is packed with oral testimonies, his respondents are also. He is now a freelance journalist scargill had been speaking at a national union of railwaymen rally in. The battle of orgreave was a violent confrontation on 18 june 1984 between pickets and officers of the south yorkshire police syp and other police forces at a british steel corporation bsc coking plant at orgreave, in rotherham, south yorkshire, england. David edgar looks at the literature of the dispute and explores its legacy us edition uk edition. Nick jones former bbc industrial correspondent ray riley former miner, frickley colliery, south elmsall the cabinet papers released in january 2014 only reveal part of the story about the role of thatchers government and the police during the miners strike.
Welcome to the book club, kit, tell us about your new novel, until our blood is dry, and the inspirations behind it thank you so much for inviting me. Jan 03, 2014 nick jones, who covered the strike for bbc radio as its industrial correspondent and later wrote a book about the dispute, said a document in the files dating from september 1983 was of particular. He was the leader of the labour party and leader of the opposition from 1983 until 1992, and vicepresident of the european commission from 1999 to 2004. Find bestselling books, new releases, and classics in every category, from harper lees to kill a mockingbird to the latest by stephen king or the next installment in the diary of a wimpy kid childrens book series. Penrhiwceiber south wales during the miners strike 1984 1985singing by penrhiwceiber junior schoolmountain ash rfc singersfilmed by students from the depar. Jul 16, 2015 omitted is the fact that campbell was kinnocks main link to the daily mirror during the miners strike milne, p. Ollerton colliery closed for a few days as a mark of respect for jones.
Miners, musicians, salesgirls, and the fighting spirit. No journalist has followed the revolution more closely than nicholas jones whose regular reports for bbc radio 4 have provided consistently lucid and balanced analysis. The official photographer for yorkshire num during the strike. Remembering the 30th anniversary of the miners great strike for jobs in the year of 8485. Nick jones, 66, was 41, covering the dispute as the bbc radio 4s industrial correspondent. Untold story of international help in 198485 miners strike. Craig oldham has designed a poignant book, which remembers the 198485 miners strike and provides a record of the visual communications. Such was the divisive nature of so much of the news reporting of the 198485 miners strike and media concentration on picket line violence that there was often little coverage of the remarkable solidarity shown by the international trade union movement. It was a pivotal event in the 198485 uk miners strike, and one of the most. As stated above, class consciousness chapter 8 in penny greens book 9 is useful. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Craig oldham designs book to remember miners strike design week. Finally, and most interestingly in terms of this book and new material, was the publication of the first set of 1984 cabinet papers.
Shafted, edited by yorkshire freelance granville williams and published by the campaign for press and broadcasting freedom cpbf, to which the nuj is affiliated, has been published to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the start of the strike. Nicholas jones, a former labour and industrial correspondent, who reported the. This is the first book in vatican knights book series by rick jones. To date, rick jones has sold more than 500,000 ebooks worldwide. The authors, however, then mix in the story of the british coal miners strike in 1984 and 1985 as a prim the story of the clash could have been really good and that story comes out in places.
Miners strike 30th anniversary barnsley community support. Orgreave was part of the class war that ended with 96 dead at. Until our blood is dry is the story of two families and a south wales industrial community caught up in the 19841985 miners strike that closed the uks pits for nearly a year. For just over three weeks the strike leaders drew on key experiences from the miners strike. A strike ended on tuesday morning 24 november at 5. I heard very many stories of poverty from kent striking miners and their wives when researching for my book about the strike from a rock to a hard place. Why the miners strike matters today with chris peace from the otjc and nick jones, the former bbc journalist who covered the miners strike for bbc radio. Does anyone know of good documentaries about the 1984 miners strike. West virginias coal miners and their battle for freedom. Jul 01, 2011 resisting the hitler youth, supporting the great miners strike of 1984, celebrating pride despite violence from homophobic thugs nick jones provides a history of lgbt oppression and resistance captured on film and video. John bailey was a print worker strongly associated with the right of reply during the 198484 miners strike and one of the 6,000. Shaw claims that the strike disempowered workers economically but empowered them linguistically. It was led by arthur scargill of the national union of mineworkers num against the national coal board ncb, a government agency. Jul 22, 20 jeremy brechers account of the strike wave in american mines from 1919 to 1922, where coalminers fought the bosses, the government and even the unions in often pitched battles involving guns, dynamite and on one occasion a makeshift air force.
Its an exciting thriller that promises to hook you in almost immediately and never lets you off the hook until the very last page. As maurice jones, the editor of the miner, puts it in the foreword, the striking miners had. The orgreave truth and justice campaign is resolute in its pursuit of a full public inquiry into the role of the police on 18 june 1984, when vicious paramilitary tactics were deployed against miners at orgreave, south yorkshire. Apr 05, 2014 the conventional story of the miners strike, which began 30 years ago, is now being challenged. In her book, strike breaking in essex, moira abdelrahim, said. Instead, we follow the fortunes of three sisters in a pit village, hit hard by the governments war against the miners and determined to set up a branch of women against pit closures. Miners strike music and the miners strike political musicians. The paper was subsequently published as the ledge both in new denver, from december 1894 to december 1904, and in fernie, from january to august 1905. The ageold discernment of whether our hearts are too heavy, too light, or balanced serves as a mirror for a derailed society bustling with restless souls. Strikes and the media communication in conflict author nicholas jones published by basil blackwell 1986 isbn 0631146970. From picket lines to poetic ones, the battlegrounds were many that displayed the state of a divided england.
In particular, the story of how the band members fought with band managers and of how the clash went out on a busking tour literally playing for money. Cabinet papers nick jones introduced by granville williams, cpbf debate. A great atmosphere at the meeting was aided by a generous supply of irish stew, courtesy newcastle nuj, cosponsors of the meeting with cpbfnorth. Mining in the leeds area 1993 and editor of shafted. As a member of the labour party, he served as a member of parliament from 1970 until 1995, first for bedwellty and then for islwyn. The 111day 197778 strike by nancy cole, andy rose and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Strikes and the media strikes and the media communication in conflict author nicholas jones published by basil blackwell 1986 isbn 0631146970 a revolution has been taking place in the way communication operates within modern british industry.
Jun 17, 2020 the striking kent miners were extremely militant, voting not to return to work after the strike in support of sacked comrades. Nick jones was there as an industrial correspondent on the day in june 1984 when thatcher sent in the massed ranks of the police to smash the miners strike. Neil gordon kinnock, baron kinnock pc born 28 march 1942 is a british politician. Friends, foes and the miners strike ed david allsop, carol stephenson and david wray. Were proud to announce that the first of our monthly ilkley live cinema experiences beginning on sunday 7 september will be mining visions. Frank cousins, his life and times, 1979 and the miners strike, 1985. As we demonstrate in the book, miners and their communities were illserved by the bulk of the mainstream media reporting of the strike i would however make an important exception to much of the local media in mining areas. The chicago teachers union strike was the most important domestic labor struggle so far this centuryand perhaps for the last forty yearsand the strongest. In 1983, the uk produced 119 million tonnes of coal a year and employed more than 287,000 people. From the miners strike to the gig economy morning star. Pickets, police and politics the miners strike of 19841985. Ive got a half decent book entitled across frontiers.
But, in this hardhitting musical comedy there are no miners. How do nimrod workmans songs and stories about his life as a coal miner illustrate. Aug 22, 2014 the miners lost the strike and the pit closure programme gathered pace, with devastating effect. A dedication to the men and women who fought not only for the righ. The 1980s miners strike raymond williams foundation.
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