EPISODE · Sep 12, 2026 · 20 MIN

The 1984–85 Miners’ Strike: Thatcher versus the National Union of Mineworkers

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

This episode unpacks the most intense industrial dispute Britain has seen in recent memory, examining how Margaret Thatcher’s government confronted the National Union of Mineworkers led by Arthur Scargill. It looks at the economic pressures driving mine closures, the strategies and rhetoric of both sides, and how the strike reshaped British labour relations and political culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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