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Date range: 4 May 1979 – 28 Nov 1990. Document type: Press.

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PDF 84 Jan 11 We Press Major Commentary (The Sun) Coal: “Scargill slams Sun poll on pits ballot” [criticises Sun for conducting put ballot over overtime ban]
PDF 84 Jan 14 Sa Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Scargill in clash on impact of ban" [Scargill and MacGregor disagree on effects of overtime ban]
PDF 84 Jan 19 Th Press Major Commentary (Financial Times) City: “Gower urges sweeping new powers to supervise City” [publication of report]
PDF 84 Feb 1 We Press Minor Commentary (The Sun) Coal: “Pit ban haults Scargill’s trip” [trip cancelled due to repairs for pit]
PDF 84 Feb 3 Fr Press Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Speech by Hungarian Prime Minister (Gyorgy Lázár)
PDF 84 Feb 4 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Scargill and Murray in clash on pay” [Scargill criticises Murray]
PDF 84 Feb 4 Sa Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Scargill and Murray in clash on pay" [Scargill rejects potential for pay settlement]
PDF 84 Feb 4 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Hungary: “Kadar’s road from traitor to hero” (MT visit)
PDF 84 Feb 4 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Hungary: “Thatcher issues urgent plea on arms” (MT visit)
PDF 84 Feb 4 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Hungary: “True Blue on the Danube” (MT visit)
PDF 84 Feb 11 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Sun) Coal: “Scargill is booed by his pit men” [booed over overtime ban]
PDF 84 Feb 21 Tu Press Major Commentary (Financial Times) MT: “Tories increasingly critical of Thatcher’s inner circle” (“backbench unease over ‘remoteness’ of Downing Street”)
PDF 84 Mar 6 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “56,000 miners to strike over closure of pits” [Yorkshire miners on strike over closure of two pits]
PDF 84 Mar 7 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Coal strike threat spreads as NCB insists on closures; ” Scots join Yorkshire protest [prospect of strike spreading in domino effect]
PDF 84 Mar 8 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Miners may resort to flying pickets” [Upcoming NUM conference]
PDF 84 Mar 8 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Closures affect old pit areas; Coal output rising as productivity falls” [Brunt of closures will affect old mining areas; large rise in coal output at coal face since 1976]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Miners’ leaders will back all areas that strike.” [miner’s leaders officially back strike]
PDF 84 Mar 10 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Strike likely to halt half of Britain's mines” [Strike looks likely to spread]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Coal strike: Walker not to intervene” [Secretary of State for Energy not to intervene]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Militant picketing spreads coal strike to 100 pits; Scuffles as illegal protesters close Nottinghamshire mine” [More than half of coal industry's labour force on strike; flying picket closes Nottinghamshire mine]
PDF 84 Mar 15 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Flying pickets defy High Court and return to the pits” [Yorkshire picketers continue action in Nottinghamshire]
PDF 84 Mar 15 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Brittan condemns mob rule by miner on miner” [Home Secretary declares police have a duty to ensure non-strikers can go to work]
PDF 84 Mar 16 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Moderates dampen left-wing hopes of all-out pit strike; miners united by picket's death” [Hopes of national strike blasted by moderate vote; death of flying picket member]
PDF 84 Mar 16 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: "A bitter war to lose" [report on dispute over pit closures]
PDF 84 Mar 19 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Police set to match pickets man for man” [8000 officers mobilised; cost 500,000 pounds a day]
PDF 84 Mar 20 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Have the miners been nailed?” [“Control of the flying pickets could be a benchmark in curbing industrial disputes”]
PDF 84 Mar 20 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Official strike called” [Derbyshire calls strike; Skinner blames police presence]
PDF 84 Mar 20 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Time for a ballot” [The Times calls for a national ballot]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “6,000 moderates ordered to join pit strike” [6000 Lancashire miners called out on strike; 80 percent of industry at standstill]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Miners’ pension fund &ldquohazarded by Scargill”; Pits dispute begin to affect industry; pickets' hide and seek with police” [Scargill imprudent in pension investments; dwindling supply of coke shuts steel works, flying pickets frustrated by police road checks]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “NUM leaders in moderate Midlands call out 13,000 men on strike” [Coalfield leaders call out strike despite vote against action]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Miners' pension fund 'hazarded by Scargill'" [Scargill in court over NUM pension investments]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "The advocate without a wig was Mr Scargill" [Scargill defends pension policy. Miners wanted to buy the Daily Mirror and Theakstons Brewery]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Chaos as miners choke motorway with 5mph crawl” [Miners do motorway protest]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “NUM moderates vote to force national meeting” [moderates vote to force recall of NUM executive]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Scargill's pension fund policy" [Scargill defends pensions policy in the high court]
PDF 84 Mar 31 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Labour is accused of “big lie” over police” [Home Secretary accuses Labour of shaking public confidence in the role of law and the police]
PDF 84 Mar 31 Sa Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Scargill challenged on pensions" [Scargill defends stance on NUM pension investments]
PDF 84 Apr 2 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Unions at the abyss” (Which side will crack first in the miners’ dispute? Paul Routledge reports)
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Sharp exchanges in Commons over ballot on miners’ dispute; PCs on pit duty can earn £500; Royal visits likely to go ahead despite unrest in pits” [Walker condemns lack of national ballot; police at picket line can earn 500 pounds a week overtime; Royal visit to powerplants going ahead]
PDF 84 Apr 4 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Notts miners may yield to pickets; Scargill denial” [Nottingham union leaders tell moderates not to cross picket lines from Yorkshire; Scargill denies telling Mocow newspaper strike was the start of a class war]
PDF 84 Apr 4 We Press Major Commentary (The Sun) Coal: “Red lies about me by angry Scargill” [Scargill challenged Russian newspaper statements]
PDF 84 Apr 5 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Notts ready to reject strike; “riot police” condemned by staff union” [Nottingham delegates to reject executive call not to cross picket lines; use of riot police criticised by police union]
PDF 84 Apr 5 Th Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Russian journalist coy about Scargill 'class war' interview" [Scargill accused of calling coal strike 'class war']
PDF 84 Apr 5 Th Press Major Commentary Financial Times) MT: “Thatcher considers MSC chairman for Downing Street role” (David Young) [“suggestion of strengthening the Prime Minister’s office has [been] revived … following criticisms within the Conservative Party”]
PDF 84 Apr 6 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Scargill’s strategy suffers blow in steel and pit votes; Commons set for mines debate” [Nottingham delegates reject executive's call; Commons to debate policing]
PDF 84 Apr 7 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Police deny any phone taps on NUM officials” [Home Secretary denies hone hacking]
PDF 84 Apr 7 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Secret ballot hope doomed if Scargill plays it by the book" [Scargill could block a ballot on a technicality]
PDF 84 Apr 9 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Pit militants back rival strategy to relaunch dispute” [NUM leaders seek special delegate conference rather than national ballot]
PDF 84 Apr 10 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Emergency debate on police operation” [House of Commons to debate police action]

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