The 1984–5 Coal Dispute: Newspapers

Innis Macbeath

Chapter 9 in News, Newspapers and Television, 1985, pp 197-225 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The coal dispute lasted just one year, from March 1984 to March 1985. It was the dominant news story in Britain throughout that time. It had been preceded by an overtime ban, enforced by the National Union of Mineworkers from 1 November 1983. At its peak in the spring and early summer of 1984, more than 140 000 men were out on strike and about 30 000 had gone on working five-shift weeks. By December some 40 000 of the strikers had gone back to work, and by late February the National Coal Board was claiming that over half the NUM’s membership were no longer on strike. Hardship had driven many men back.

Keywords: Coal Industry; Press Conference; Industrial Group; Daily Mail; Daily Telegraph (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-18000-4_9

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