South Wales miners strike xmas cards
Submitted by hellfrozeover on Mar 14 2013 21:41
Set of 4 Xmas cards produced by Rhymney Valley Miners Support Group in South Wales during the strike of 1984-85. Images on the outside and writing by miners on the inside. Black & white scans.
Tell us lies about the miners - Dave Douglass
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 16 2013 21:28
An angry study of the UK media campaign of distortion and lies against miners during the great strike of 1984-5, written by one of the participants.
Strikers' handbook: A claimants' union benefits guide
A guide produced by claimants for strikers during the UK miners strike 1984-1985.
The day we took the white tower
Submitted by T La Palli on May 7 2012 13:24
Account the occupation of Accountants Price Waterhouse offices in Glasgow in support of the South Wales Miners.
British miners strike 1984/85 film collection
Submitted by working class s... on Feb 29 2012 16:47
This is a collection of documentaries, news clips, interviews, personal accounts, and picture albums from the 1984/1985 miners strike.
Charting the class struggle
Submitted by Joseph Kay on Jun 23 2011 16:53
I was looking into the historical data on strike days in Britain for a feature in Catalyst, but there's a lot more to discuss than we could fit in the paper, so I've extended it to a blog post.
How socialist is the Socialist Workers Party?
Wildcat (UK)'s analysis of Britain's most high-profile far-left group, and its role during the miners' strike. Originally published in 1985, it remains of interest.
The British miners strike of 1984/1985 - a retrospective view of some events at St. John's Colliery in Maesteg, South Wales
Submitted by Red Marriott on Nov 29 2009 23:30
The following article was written by a Dutch comrade for the bulletin of the group 'Action and Thought'. It describes an action by South Wales striking miners in 1984 when they occupied three dock cranes at Port Talbot in an attempt to prevent the unloading of scab coal.
An added 'Postscript' gives some indication of life in Maesteg 25 years later - a situation that is similar to many other former mining communities.
Our activity in the late 1980s and 1990s: activity and balance sheet - Antagonism
The Antagonism group reflect on their activities and theoretical development, through involvement in various groups and struggles from the mid-1980s to the end of the 1990s.
1926-1985: So Near - So Far - a selective history of the British miners
Submitted by Samotnaf on Jun 14 2009 17:39
A long text, completed in 2005, 20 years after the end of the miners strike. It certainly has no pretensions to being complete. It covers mainly the period from '26 to '85, sometimes sketchily, sometimes in great detail, sometimes subjective, sometimes just facts. Though chronological, it jumps around in style, with texts written by different people: mainly by endangered phoenix, but also by John Dennis, Dave Douglass, the Webbs, Joe Jacobs, Solidarity, Neil Fernandez, the Spanish dockers' Co-Ordinadora, UK Wildcat and Counter-Information.
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