scargill Archives

Crashing the National Grid in the miners strike

The 70s 80s 90s Blog10 years ago6 years ago23 mins

During the 1984-85 miners strike, there was an idea that the national grid could be crashed if we all simultaneously used electrical appliances

The 70s 80s 90s Blog10 years ago4 years ago01 mins

Miners Strike posters and papers from my 80s archives

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago4 years ago09 mins

In 1981, Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher caved into the miners but was simply biding her time for a future showdown

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago01 mins

Miners strike posters and leaflets from 1984 and 1985 during the NUM dispute with the NCB and the Thatcher government