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| Date | Category | Type | Value | Author/Source |
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| 92 Mar 17 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | "The lady sails proudly away" [MT's final appearance in the House of Commons; tidying the despatch box] |
| 84 Oct 14 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Brighton Bomb: (“Intelligence warnings that were ignored”) [“Police told of possible attack”] |
| 84 Oct 13 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Financial Times) | Brighton Bomb: (“IRA bomb kills 3 at Brighton”) [“A sombre closing of Tory ranks”] |
| 84 Oct 12 Fr | Press |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Brighton Bomb: “To Kill the Cabinet” (“The story behind the Grand Hotel bombing”) [Brighton Evening Argus 40 page supplement] |
| 84 Nov 1 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Conservative Newsline) | Brighton bomb: “We Will Never Bow To Terrorism” (MT “demonstrated once again her tremendous qualities of leadership”) |
| 81 Mar 13 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Budget: "'Cabinet Men Warn on Budget" (7 rebel ministers) [Whitelaw, Carrington, Pym, Prior, Walker, Gilmour & Soames] |
| 81 Mar 16 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Budget: "Advice and consent" (Hayek letter) [does not act as an adviser "on particular decisions"] |
| 81 Apr 4 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Budget: "Beating inflation key to recovery" (Harris letter on the 364 economists) ["charge sheet of those responsible for ... economic decline"] |
| 81 Apr 4 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Budget: "Beating inflation key to recovery" (Hayek letter on the 364 economists) ["lost generation of British economists ... panicky mob"] |
| 81 Mar 10 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Budget: "Economists criticize Government" (Hayek & Friedman on BBC Panorama ) [blaming wets] |
| 80 Mar 29 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Budget: "Professor urges Chancellor to balance Budget now" (Hayek at IEA lunch) [wants "referendum to rescind every single [union] privilege"] |
| 81 Feb 25 We | Press |
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Major | Archive (Hoskyns MSS) | Budget: Wolfson minute to MT (comments on MT-Howe meeting) ["professional incompetence ... self-delusion ... Criminal Liability"] [released 2011] |
| 14 Sep 15 Mo | Press |
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Major | Lankester (Tim) | Budget: “The 1981 Budget: how did it come about?” (budget-making Jan-Mar 1981) |
| 14 Sep 15 Mo | Press |
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Major | Collins (Christopher) | Budget: “The Origins of the Budget in 1980” (pre-history of the 1981 budget in events of Jul-Dec 1980) |
| 14 Dec 5 Fr | Press |
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Major | Bastien (Frédéric) | Canada: Frédéric Bastien “Thatcher’s Green Light” (extract from The Battle of London ) [study of the patriation of Canadian constitution] [published 2014] |
| 83 Oct 6 Th | Press |
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Key | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "'Parkinson admits love affair" (Parkinson admits relationship with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 9 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "An affair of the party" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 10 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Chance of Parkinson survival dwindles" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 15 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Countdown to resignation as Parkinson's affair undermined polls success" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 12 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Diary: Parkinson show" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) ["Don't sack Cecil" banner flown over Blackpool] |
| 83 Oct 16 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Exclusive" (response of Parkinson's family to Keays' accusations) |
| 83 Oct 14 Fr | Press |
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Key | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "I implored him to tell Thatcher" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) [Keays interview] |
| 83 Oct 9 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Illicit love's survival game" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 15 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Keays statement forces Parkinson's resignation" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 7 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Love affair puts Parkinson's future in doubt" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 12 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Miss Keays 'nearly the Bermondsey candidate'" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 13 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Moral values in the Parkinson affair" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) [letters page] |
| 83 Oct 14 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Parkinson given a warm reception" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) [Conservative Party Conference] |
| 83 Oct 8 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Parkinson given ovation at dinner" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 11 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Parkinson's affair cost him Foreign Secretary's post" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 16 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Parkinson: A Tale of Three Women" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 15 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Press lays siege to house" (Parkinson's resignation follow revelations about his affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 15 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Tasks that face new man in job" (Parkinson's replacement as Trade and Industry Secretary following revelations about his affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 15 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Thatcher protégé who missed stardom" (Parkinson's resignation following revelations about his affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 17 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Thatcher's key role on Parkinson marriage" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 9 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Top Tories tell Thatcher: sack Parkinson" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) |
| 83 Oct 12 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Trustworthiness as touchstone in public office" (Parkinson's affair with Sarah Keays) [letters page] |
| 83 Oct 15 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cecil Parkinson: "Younger tipped for Trade takeover" (Parkinson's replacement as Trade and Industry Secretary following his resignation) |
| 06 Dec 11 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Chile: “General Pinochet, 91, dies awaiting trial for murder” (MT “greatly saddened” by his death) |
| 89 Jun 5 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | China: "Thatcher tells of Britain's shock over the bloodbath" (statements by party leaders) ["Thousand feared dead as tanks crush heroic resistance"] |
| 82 Sep 26 Su | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Observer) | China: Clive James articles ("Mrs T. in China") [account of MT's visits to China & Hong Kong] |
| 85 Dec 20 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | City: “Brittan acts to block further City scandals” [Financial Services Bill published] |
| 85 Dec 21 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | City: “City doubts that SRO system will work” [response to publication of Financial Services Bill] |
| 84 Jan 19 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Financial Times) | City: “Gower urges sweeping new powers to supervise City” [publication of report] |
| 85 Dec 20 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | City: “Lloyd’s interests ‘a viper’s nest’” [Brian Sedgemore in Commons debate] |
| 85 Dec 20 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | City: “Sense for the City” [First Leader - Financial Services Bill published] |
| 85 Dec 18 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | City: “Unclean Air” [First Leader - “some deeply worrying discords in the tone of public life”; Sedgmore allegations] |
| 84 Sep 9 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Coal: " 'Miners are fully aware of the forces massed against them' " [Scargill emphasises determination to force government to back down over strike] |
| 84 Jun 26 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "'My greatest day" [Scargill interview by New Left Review on memories of Saltley] |
| 83 Jul 5 Tu | Press |
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Key | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "'Pit leaders seek backing for big pay increase" [Scargill: “A fightback … will inevitably take place outside rather than inside Parliament”] |
| 84 Nov 22 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "'Scargill only wants conflict', Walker says" |
| 84 Jun 29 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "'Star chamber' move could split miners" [Scargill pursues new power to expel uncooperative pits from NUM] |
| 84 May 15 Tu | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "20,000 in miners' protest march" [strikers gather in Mansfield for a mass demonstration] |
| 84 Mar 16 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "A bitter war to lose" [report on dispute over pit closures] |
| 84 Aug 31 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "A strike for Britain's future" [Scargill argues that pit closures "ignore Britain's energy requirements"] |
| 84 Nov 26 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Attack victims to seek new rules - new rules to oust Scargill" |
| 84 Nov 22 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Bad Review" [Ramsgate bomb threats & allegations Scargill KGB agent] |
| 84 Oct 21 Su | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Sunday Telegraph) | Coal: "Cat food for Scargill" [tin of cat food thrown at Scargill in Sunderland] |
| 84 Jun 11 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Compromise ruled out by Scargill" [Scargill will accept nothing but total victory] |
| 84 Sep 9 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The News of the World) | Coal: "David Owen: We cannot cave in to Scargill" |
| 84 Aug 8 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Figured out" [top Scargill researcher quits] |
| 84 Nov 1 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "From Arthur with love" [House of Lords question over Scargill USSR trip] |
| 84 Oct 7 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Coal: "Glory to the tales of Arthur" [Scargill upstages Kinnock at Labour Party conference] |
| 84 Oct 2 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "High Court writ served on Scargill [contempt writ served] |
| 84 Oct 5 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Judge adjourns hearing but Scargill remains defiant" [Scargill continues not to attend his court hearing for contempt] |
| 84 Oct 10 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Judgement day for Scargill" [contempt of court charges and Labour MPs declaration of support] |
| 84 Oct 9 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "King Arthur's real crime" ["Mr Scargill is above the law"] |
| 84 Nov 17 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Kinnock to appear with Scargill" |
| 84 Sep 10 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Kinnock traces Scargill 'errors'" [Kinnock attacks Scargill for "destroying the coal industry" and for holding two unsuccessful ballots in 1982 and 1983] |
| 84 Oct 11 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Miners undeterred by fines on Scargill and Union" [NUM reaffirms that they believe strike is official, despite High Court ruling to the contrary] |
| 84 Mar 27 Tu | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Miners' pension fund 'hazarded by Scargill'" [Scargill in court over NUM pension investments] |
| 84 Aug 22 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Mr Scargill and the TUC" [TUC worries about impact of coal strike on union movement] |
| 84 Nov 1 Th | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Not for pruning" [rose to be named after Scargill] |
| 84 Aug 9 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Pitted fruit" [NUM begged not to accept illegal LSE SU donation] |
| 84 Apr 5 Th | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Russian journalist coy about Scargill 'class war' interview" [Scargill accused of calling coal strike 'class war'] |
| 84 Oct 8 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill 'must obey Courts'" [Attorney General predicts punishment of Scargill for contempt of court] |
| 84 Feb 4 Sa | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill and Murray in clash on pay" [Scargill rejects potential for pay settlement] |
| 84 Jul 5 Th | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill as star of micro game" [company launches computer game featuring Scargill] |
| 84 Jun 23 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill at head of the funeral" [Scargill leads 8000 miners at Joe Green's funeral] |
| 84 Aug 28 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill attacks TV pit strike coverage" |
| 84 Mar 31 Sa | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill challenged on pensions" [Scargill defends stance on NUM pension investments] |
| 84 Dec 14 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill claims arrest a plot" [obstruction arrest at mass picket] |
| 84 Oct 3 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Daily Mirror) | Coal: "Scargill defiant on jail threat" [Scargill promises to ignore contempt writ] |
| 84 Jul 12 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill denounces 'blatant state interference' in miners' strike" [Scargill accuses state organs of anti-union conspiracy] |
| 84 Nov 4 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill did discuss Libyan cash" discussion of Libyan government donation to NUM |
| 84 May 11 Fr | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill dispute halts paper" [quarrel between journalist unions stops Express going to print] |
| 84 Dec 15 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill fined for obstruction" |
| 84 Aug 26 Su | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (News of the World) | Coal: "Scargill hit by an egg at demo" |
| 84 Nov 4 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (News of the World) | Coal: "Scargill in 'six-hour talk with Libyans" discussion of Libyan government donation to NUM |
| 84 Jan 14 Sa | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill in clash on impact of ban" [Scargill and MacGregor disagree on effects of overtime ban] |
| 84 Aug 19 Su | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Coal: "Scargill intimidates TUC - MacGregor" [NCB head says Scargill using pickets to coerce other unions] |
| 84 Sep 18 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill is a 'tyrant' over ballot" [John Gummer calls for ballot before strike] |
| 84 Dec 5 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill makes heartland cash plea" |
| 84 Dec 2 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill on the ropes" [position as leader of NUM threatened] |
| 84 Sep 18 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill says £1,000 fine paid without his authority" [Scargill denies sanctioning payment of contempt of court fine] |
| 84 Jul 8 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Coal: "Scargill sticks out for total victory" [amid NCB talks, Scargill declares "we are going to win"] |
| 84 Apr 22 Su | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill to control 'fight to the finish'" [Scargill takes personal control, NUM conference rejects ballots] |
| 84 Aug 26 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Coal: "Scargill to TUC: don't betray me" [Scargill condemns "scab" labourers, while some "large and moderate" unions offer support to the NUM] |
| 84 Oct 14 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Coal: "Scargill urged strike in '83" [High Court hears that Scargill had tried to order an unlawful nationwide strike without a ballot in 1983] |
| 84 Oct 2 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill wins support for attacks on 'state violence against miners'" [Scargill attacks the policing of NUM pickets, while Eric Hammond is booed for criticising the lack of an NUM ballot before the strike] |
| 84 Mar 30 Fr | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill's pension fund policy" [Scargill defends pensions policy in the high court] |
| 84 May 27 Su | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Coal: "Scargill: has to rest" [a horoscope for Scargill] |
| 84 Apr 7 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Secret ballot hope doomed if Scargill plays it by the book" [Scargill could block a ballot on a technicality] |
| 84 Aug 11 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Strike 'enforced by mobs'" [Walker says NUM are paying mobs to stop workers] |
| 84 Dec 8 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Support by Heffer for Scargill Call" |
| 84 Mar 27 Tu | Press |
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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] |
| 14 Mar 12 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Le Monde) | Coal: "The strike which changed the United Kingdom" (30 year assessment of 1984-85 strike) |
| 84 Apr 29 Su | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Time to tighten the knot - Scargill'" [Scargill urges moderates in Notts and Lancs to join strike] |
| 84 Nov 12 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Times' use of picture is upheld" Scargill appeared in photograph apparently performing a Nazi salute |
| 84 Jun 20 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Total blockade call as miners move against steel plants" [NUM call on transport unions to blockade steelworks] |
| 84 Aug 12 Su | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Coal: "Trials of a star-crossed trio" [horoscopes of MacGregor, Thatcher and Scargill] |
| 84 Jul 15 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Coal: "What drives Arthur Scargill?" [Andrew Stephen probes Scargill's background and philosophy] |
| 84 Oct 3 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Writ scope pass probe" [Labour Party investigation into how private investigator infiltrated Winter Gardens to serve writ to Scargill] |
| 84 Jul 20 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: Peter Walker article for The Times (“Scargill’s challenge to us all”) [“contempt for parliamentary democracy and desire to seize power”] [released 2014] |
| 85 Jan 15 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “1,330 miners go back to work says coal board” [fresh surge in returnals] |
| 84 May 9 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “1,500 fail to halt coal lorries at Hunterston” [Clash with strikers and mounted police] |
| 84 Nov 29 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “20 odd sayings of Scargill” [former union leader convinced Scargill part of communist conspiracy] |
| 84 Apr 23 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “20 things you didn't know about Scargill” [Sun special on leader] |
| 85 Mar 27 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “50p pit levy is rejected in ballot” [miners vote against levy; taken as criticism of union leadership] |
| 84 Mar 6 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “56,000 miners to strike over closure of pits” [Yorkshire miners on strike over closure of two pits] |
| 84 Mar 23 Fr | Press |
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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] |
| 84 Oct 2 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “A haunting vote” [Leader article] |
| 84 Sep 5 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Acrimony as coal peace process verges on collapse” [talks cancelled; PM rejects calls to recall parliament] |
| 84 Aug 17 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Are the pit rebels winning?” [Routledge article] |
| 85 Jan 2 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Arthur is my man of the year” [writer calls Scargill man of the year for “driving headlong up a blind alley”] |
| 84 Dec 1 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Arthur Scargill’s exhausted seam” [Wyatt article] |
| 85 Mar 6 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Arthur the grand old duke of York” [Scargill marches up hill with men returning to work] |
| 85 Mar 5 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Battle to continue in Scotland and Kent” [miners in Scotland and Kent carry on strike] |
| 84 Dec 7 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Benn calls for general strike” [Tony Benn calls for one day general strike] |
| 84 Jul 5 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Benn told: stop licking Scargill’s boots” [Benn questioned in Commons over support for Scargill and not steel leader] |
| 84 Sep 22 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Bishop of Durham says MacGregor should be replaced” [criticises MacGregor] |
| 84 Sep 22 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Bishop of Durham says MacGregor should be replaced” [criticises MacGregor] |
| 85 Feb 5 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Board dashes NUM hopes of quick start to peace talks” [possibility of negotiations to resume] |
| 84 Mar 15 Th | Press |
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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] |
| 85 Mar 7 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Building on victory” [Leader article] |
| 85 Mar 12 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Case by Case examination by NCB” [Walker states NCB will look at individual cases dismissal] |
| 84 Mar 28 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Chaos as miners choke motorway with 5mph crawl” [Miners do motorway protest] |
| 84 Mar 8 Th | Press |
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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] |
| 84 Nov 2 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal board abandons hope of deal with Scargill” [NCB accepts there can be no deal with Scargill as president] |
| 84 May 29 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal board aims at turning talks into all-out peace drive” [Two sides prepare for negotiations] |
| 84 Jul 16 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal board dismay over talks” [dismay over militant tone during negotiations] |
| 85 Feb 23 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal board expects a mass return to pits on Monday” [large returns to pits] |
| 85 Jan 23 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal board presses for talks as Thatcher and Kinnock clash on pit strike” [negotiations break down] |
| 85 Feb 25 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal board prodict the turning point in strike this week” [NCB confident half of miners will be in work within the week] |
| 84 Dec 28 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal board ready to let strike last until March before making any move” [NCB intending to allow strike to continue another two months] |
| 84 Aug 6 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal board refuses to grant permits for private sector mining” [NCB doesn’t grant private open-cast permits] |
| 85 Mar 6 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal board says 85 percent of miners are back on first day of return to work” [85 percent of miners back to work; flying pickets remain in Wales and Yorkshire over amnesty] |
| 84 Jul 27 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal board’s offer rejected, strike may be stepped up” [miner leaders reject NCB offer] |
| 85 Feb 20 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal dispute cuts growth rate to 2.5 percent” [strike reduces growth by 1.1 percent] |
| 84 Mar 7 We | Press |
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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] |
| 84 Mar 13 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal strike: Walker not to intervene” [Secretary of State for Energy not to intervene] |
| 85 Feb 16 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal talks collapse in angry mood” [NUM rejects plan adopted by TUC] |
| 84 Sep 15 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Coal talks collapse over closure of uneconomic pits” [NUM accepts no closure of uneconomic pits] |
| 84 May 4 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Convoys of coal beat the pickets” [Coal convoys getting through pickets] |
| 84 Jul 17 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Crisis talks bring in 14 ministers” [MISC 101 secret meeting] |
| 85 Mar 7 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Day of reckoning for returned pitmen accused of strike offences” [miners interviewed about offences that could lead to dismissal] |
| 84 Oct 31 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Dispute flares in TUC over pit peace talks” [dispute in TUC over role in negotiations] |
| 84 Jul 10 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Dock strike starts today as pit talks fail again; MacGregor in appeal to NUM” [Dock strike over supply of coal; appeal to accept settlement] |
| 84 Aug 24 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Docks employers predict vote for national strike” [sympathetic dock strike predicted] |
| 84 Aug 14 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Drift back at Bilston Glen heartens NCB” [increasing return to work] |
| 84 Oct 4 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Editor of Express expelled over writ” [Express editor has credentials withdrawn] |
| 84 Apr 10 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Emergency debate on police operation” [House of Commons to debate police action] |
| 85 Feb 21 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “End Game” [Leader article] |
| 84 Jul 1 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (News of the World) | Coal: “Exclusive: Arthur Scargill puts his case” [“If the miners lose, you will all suffer”] |
| 84 Nov 21 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Extra £750m set aside for strike” [Treasury plans strike funding] |
| 85 Mar 4 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Face of defeat” [Scargill caves in] |
| 85 Mar 2 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Fight will go if strike ends, Scargill says” [Scargill pledges strike will go on] |
| 84 Mar 15 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Flying pickets defy High Court and return to the pits” [Yorkshire picketers continue action in Nottinghamshire] |
| 84 May 3 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Flying policemen versus flying pickets” [Police flown in from Hampshire] |
| 84 Dec 19 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “From the Tory heartland, a boost for Scargill” [Article on miner support groups] |
| 84 Dec 24 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Gadaffi “had £20m ready to boost pit strike fund”” [report Gadaffi was willing to offer funds; NUM rejects claims] |
| 84 Nov 15 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Give miners their say, Labour urges Scargill” [Labour front-bench support for consulting NUM members] |
| 84 Jun 23 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Government backs MacGregor tactic” [government gives public support to attempt to break strike] |
| 84 May 16 We | Press |
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Trivial | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Happiness is a hamlet called Scargill” [report on town called Scargill] |
| 84 Dec 3 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Hattersley, Denning clash over picketing” [clash over legality of mass picketing] |
| 84 Mar 20 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Have the miners been nailed?” [“Control of the flying pickets could be a benchmark in curbing industrial disputes”] |
| 84 Jul 6 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Help the miners beat Scargill” [David Hart article] |
| 84 Jul 9 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Is Arthur cracking up” [Ian MacGregor said he is worried about Scargill’s mental health] |
| 84 Jun 21 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Kinnock blasts Scargill” [Kinnock criticises Scargill] |
| 84 Oct 1 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Kinnock condones resolution on violence by police” [Kinnock forced to accept police use organised violence] |
| 85 Jan 7 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Kinnock defends his stance on pit strike and the rule of law” [Kinnock claims support of most of the labour movement] |
| 85 Mar 5 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Kinnock opposes amnesty” [Kinnock rejects amnesty for convicted strikers] |
| 84 Aug 14 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Kinnock pours scorn on “big bang” protest” [Kinnock criticises idea of united union effort against government] |
| 85 Jan 27 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Coal: “Kinnock “won't be scapegoat” for pits defeat” [Kinnock claims he will not be blamed by far-left in Labour for miners’ defeat] |
| 84 Nov 16 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Kinnock's “lack of guts” attacked by Thatcher” [MT criticises Kinnock] |
| 84 Mar 31 Sa | Press |
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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] |
| 84 Jul 27 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Labour MP seeks pit strike ballot” [MP calls for national ballot] |
| 84 Sep 28 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Labour offers new peace fomula to end coal strike” [Labour peace initiative] |
| 84 Oct 2 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Labour rejects Kinnock's reselection proposal” [Kinnock condemns violence, blames it for fall in support for Labour Party] |
| 85 Mar 20 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Lawson puts the final cost at £2,500m” [Chancellor puts costs of strike to public spending of 2.5 billion] |
| 84 Aug 17 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Left attacks Kinnock on miners’ dispute” [left-wing criticisms of Kinnock for denunciations of picket violence] |
| 85 Feb 7 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Left “ready to ditch Scargill”” [Ottey predicts far left in NUM ready to remove Scargill] |
| 85 Mar 4 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Lest we forget” [Sun story on strike violence] |
| 84 May 2 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Letters to the editor” [Letters from archbishop of York and Ian Gow] |
| 84 Jul 14 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Lies they tell about Scargill” [Union responds to Scargill rumours] |
| 84 Jul 4 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Lorry drivers defy union advice” [lorry drivers ignore calls to strike] |
| 84 Jun 22 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “MacGregor in “no victory” warning to NUM” [insists NUM will not win in letter delivered to 178,000 miners] |
| 84 Aug 3 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “MacGregor ready to withdraw “final” pit offer” [failure of back-to-work campaign; MacGregor expected to withdraw offer] |
| 85 Jan 25 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Maggie moves in for the kill” [“We want Scargill’s guarantee in writing”] |
| 85 Feb 26 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Man fined 25 for Scargill bearhug” [man fined for grabbing Scargill] |
| 84 Mar 13 Tu | Press |
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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] |
| 85 Jan 2 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Militants attack Scargill for lack of initiative” [miners disillusioned with leadership; strike has cost 2.4 billion so far] |
| 84 Apr 13 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners expected to change the rules to get all-out strike” [NUM executive rejects calls for ballot; reduces voting majority necessary] |
| 84 Sep 4 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners go into new peace talks with full TUC backing” [TUC suports three-point plan] |
| 84 Mar 8 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners may resort to flying pickets” [Upcoming NUM conference] |
| 84 Aug 31 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners meet TUC after ordering mass NCB picket” [union leaders meet TUC for first time since strike began] |
| 84 Nov 6 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners must not be allowed to succeed, says CBI chief” [CBI advises no surrender] |
| 84 Sep 6 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners resubmit conditions for talks resumption” [NUM accepts talks on condition of accepting terms] |
| 84 Aug 29 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners retreat on 10p union levy” [NUM withdraws request for level; fears lack of support] |
| 85 Feb 26 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners return in mood of despair” [mass return to work] |
| 85 Mar 2 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners set for big march-back next week” [massive return to coalfields predicted] |
| 84 Jul 11 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners set to defy court over militant meeting” [miners leaders ignore high court ruling] |
| 85 Feb 27 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners strike near to collapse in militant areas” [little prospect of resumption of negotiations; strike near collapse] |
| 84 Aug 11 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners to ask TUC for total support as funds run out” [NUM appeals to TUC for funds] |
| 84 Oct 12 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners welcome Acas formula as basis for settlement” [NUM willing to accept formula on 1974 plan] |
| 85 Feb 6 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners’ leaders call emergency talks” [NCB states no negotiations are planned; NUM leaders have emergency session] |
| 84 Mar 9 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners’ leaders will back all areas that strike.” [miner’s leaders officially back strike] |
| 84 Mar 27 Tu | Press |
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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] |
| 84 Aug 21 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Miners’ strike blamed for 0.5 percent fall in production” [strike led to decline] |
| 84 Oct 15 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Ministers face dilemma on cost” [ministers divided whether to raise electricity prices or cut spending over strike costs] |
| 85 Jan 22 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Ministers leave pit strike to run on until it collapses” [Government insists no more concessions] |
| 84 Jul 2 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Ministers step up attacks on pit violence” [government condemns intimidation] |
| 84 Mar 16 Fr | Press |
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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] |
| 85 Jan 18 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Moderates seek a compromise in Scargill’s job crusade” [moderates seek new initiative to end strike] |
| 84 Sep 7 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Move to private pits suggested” [Adam Smith Institute supports moves to coal privatisation] |
| 84 Oct 25 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Moves today to seize assets; paper reveal NCB concessions” [High court orders seizure of NUM asssets to pay fines; papers show NCB has moved considerably] |
| 84 Aug 21 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Murray told to head off TUC clash on miners” [TUC to appeal to NUM to discuss strategy] |
| 85 Feb 8 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NACODS agreement not in jeopardy” [MT insists NACODS/NCB agreement not at risk] |
| 84 Aug 11 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “National docks strike threatened as union tries to stop coal ship; secret committee attacks NUM” [breakdown in NUM/Steel talks; secret Lancashire working miner group criticises NUM] |
| 84 Jul 4 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB advert in Times” [How the miners have been misled (part 1)] |
| 84 Jul 5 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB advert in Times” [How the miners have been misled (part 2)] |
| 84 Jul 6 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB advert in Times” [How the miners have been misled (part 3)] |
| 84 Jul 7 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB advert in Times” [How the miners have been misled (part 4)] |
| 84 Jul 11 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB advert in Times” [How the miners have been misled (part 5)] |
| 85 Jan 8 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB attitude to talks hardens as miners return” [NCB reasess their earlier willingness to negotiate] |
| 84 Jul 18 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB closes ranks on “final offer” to miners” [NCB supports MacGregor's no surrender policy] |
| 85 Jan 4 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB confident of big return soon; Churches put pits plan to Thatcher” [NCB expect number of working and striking miners to balance out soon; Welsh churches write to MT] |
| 84 Dec 8 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB crisis erupts as senior executive resigns” [Ned Smith resigns over disagreement] |
| 84 Nov 24 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB may withdraw job guarantees if strike continues” [no compulsory redundancies offer to be withdrawn] |
| 84 Nov 19 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB ready for “surge” back to pits” [NCB expects large return] |
| 85 Mar 29 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB reveals secret plan that kept coal moving during miners’ strike” [secret planning to move coal supplies revealed] |
| 85 Mar 29 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NCB reveals secret plan that kept coal moving during miners’ strike” [secret planning to move coal supplies revealed] |
| 85 Mar 4 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “New bid to topple Arthur” [moderate pitmen plan to force out Scargill] |
| 84 Jun 30 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “No accord between NUM and steelmen” [no agreement on coal supplies to steelworks] |
| 84 Sep 26 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Not by show of hands” [Leader article] |
| 85 Jan 19 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Notts miners in secret coal board meetings” [rebel areas talk with NUM leaders] |
| 84 Apr 4 We | Press |
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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] |
| 85 Jan 12 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Notts miners to defy NUM and form new union” [Nottingham refuses to accept NUM decision] |
| 84 May 26 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Notts miners win right-to-work orders from court” [High court confirms workers cannot be instructed to strike by their union] |
| 84 Apr 5 Th | Press |
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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] |
| 85 Jan 26 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM and coal board agree on “talks about talks”” [talks to continue] |
| 84 Dec 3 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM calls delegate conference over receivership order” [NU decision to be made whether to recognise court order] |
| 85 Jan 11 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM chiefs vote to expel defiant Notts area” [NUM executive votes to expel Nottinghamshire unless they accept authority] |
| 85 Mar 1 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM delegates face calls for return without deal” [strike could end without agreement] |
| 84 Dec 5 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM divided over tactics of defiance” [NUM divided over defiance of the High Court] |
| 84 Jul 14 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM faces more legal action” [NUM faces legal action over plans to introduce “courts” for rebel action] |
| 84 Dec 22 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM gets some control of assets to fight sequestration” [NUM wins back partial control of assets] |
| 85 Feb 2 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “NUM hints at “no deal”return ” [Scargill hints of possibility of end without deal] |
| 84 Nov 16 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM ignores Labour call for pit ballot” [NUM executive ignores Labour's call] |
| 85 Jan 31 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM initiative not enough says coal board” [talks look set to collapse] |
| 84 Mar 27 Tu | Press |
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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] |
| 85 Jan 10 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM left may oust moderates and seize control of executive” [NUM radical leaders prepare plan for expulsion of Nottingham] |
| 84 Nov 9 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM moderates push for ballots” [pressure building for ballot] |
| 84 Mar 28 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM moderates vote to force national meeting” [moderates vote to force recall of NUM executive] |
| 84 Oct 4 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “NUM to discuss pit closures plan with Acas” [new discussions] |
| 84 Mar 20 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Official strike called” [Derbyshire calls strike; Skinner blames police presence] |
| 84 Jun 15 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “One in 3 defiant says NCB” [limited return to work by striking miners; one in three still working however] |
| 84 Sep 12 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Peace talks saved by MacGregor compromise” [talks to resume after compromise] |
| 84 Feb 1 We | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Pit ban haults Scargill’s trip” [trip cancelled due to repairs for pit] |
| 84 Sep 14 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit cases stretching courts” [appeal to Lord Chancellor to reduce burdens of strike cases] |
| 84 Sep 29 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit hopes still alive despite deputies’ 82 percent vote for strike” [power workers decline to agree to demands] |
| 85 Feb 11 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit leaders accused of return to Luddism” [stron criticism of Scargill by Conservative chairman] |
| 83 Jul 5 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit leaders seek backing for big pay increase” [miners’ leaders claim pay rise] |
| 84 Apr 9 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit militants back rival strategy to relaunch dispute” [NUM leaders seek special delegate conference rather than national ballot] |
| 84 Aug 15 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit moderates to help plan rolling return to work” [plan to use moderates to encourage return to work] |
| 85 Feb 2 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit output “higher than before strike”; Cool response to NUM initiatives” [all 52 midland collieries back to work; NCM disdainful of initiatives] |
| 84 Jun 12 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit package promises higher pay and output for job cuts” [NCB prepares new plan] |
| 84 Oct 16 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit peace talks collapse after an hour at Acas” [discussions break down again] |
| 84 Nov 13 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit police face petrol bombs in 7-hour fury” [“unprecedented eruption of violence”] |
| 85 Feb 14 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit strike “has cost CEGB £1.8 bn”” [Electricity board lost 1.8 billion due to strike] |
| 85 Jan 21 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit strike “talks about talks” likely this week” [peace process expected to get under way] |
| 85 Feb 26 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit strike is abandoned by a record 3,807 men” [large return of miners to work] |
| 84 May 21 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit strikers would vote to return now, mines survey indicates” [pithead polls tend towards end to strike] |
| 84 Jul 23 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit talks halted for board's campaign” [NCB halts talks during back-to-work campaign] |
| 85 Mar 29 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pit victory claimed by Scargill” [strike had politicised thousands of young men and women] |
| 84 Sep 10 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pits peace meeting breaks up after day of drama” [talks break after two hours] |
| 84 Dec 13 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pits strike could go on for years, says Willis” [TUC leader states strike could last years] |
| 84 Jun 25 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pits strike hits growth forecast” [strike reduced GDP growth] |
| 84 Oct 18 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Police chief gives public apology to angry village” [Police chief apologises for police action in a Yorkshire village] |
| 84 Apr 7 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Police deny any phone taps on NUM officials” [Home Secretary denies hone hacking] |
| 84 Dec 6 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Police laying plans to prevent 'vendettas' after pit strike; MacGregor predicts sale of mines” [police making plans to protects strike-breakers once strike ends; MacGregor predicts coal privatisation] |
| 84 May 11 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Police preparing clampdown on pit violence” [Police considering limits on picket numbers after violence] |
| 84 Mar 19 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Police set to match pickets man for man” [8000 officers mobilised; cost 500,000 pounds a day] |
| 84 May 18 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Police teams to fight intimidation of working miners” [teams of detectives being formed] |
| 84 Oct 10 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Police will not buckle nor will the government crack, says Brittan” [attacks on Scargill at conference] |
| 84 Apr 28 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Powell critical of archbishop backing miners.” [Enoch Powell accuses Archbishop of York of hatespeech “religious bankruptcy&rdquo] |
| 84 Apr 26 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Power station coal stocks likely to last into autumn; Labour levy planned to aid the miners” [expected life of coal stocks lengthened; Labour Party calls on members to fund strike fund] |
| 84 Oct 24 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Prospect for pits peace grows after Acas talks” [upcoming settlement talks] |
| 84 May 13 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Punch up at pit rally” [arrests made at rally] |
| 84 Oct 5 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Pym says Thatcher made strike worse” [government failure for employment strategy makes strike resolution difficult] |
| 84 Aug 6 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Rail unions to ask TUC for blockade to support miners” [attempt to seek halt to movement of coke, coal and iron] |
| 84 Aug 25 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Rampage as rebels enter pit” [riot at Easington colliery] |
| 85 Mar 19 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Rebels defy NUM vote on 50p levy” [Nottinghamshire miners vote against funding dismissed miners] |
| 84 Aug 8 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Rebels seek order for secret ballot on miners’ strike” [High court to be asked to enforce national ballot] |
| 84 Apr 4 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Red lies about me by angry Scargill” [Scargill challenged Russian newspaper statements] |
| 85 Jan 29 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Remembering those who dug on” [Leader article] |
| 85 Feb 26 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Reticent Scargill arrives in Moscow” [Scargill talks with Soviet officials; refuses to say how much money donated] |
| 85 Jan 16 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Revolt within NUM gathers impetus” [South Derbyshire join Nottinghamshire rebellion] |
| 84 May 2 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Rivals clash as 6,000 rebel pitmen jeer union chiefs” [Clash between working strikers and area leaders] |
| 84 Apr 26 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Ronald Butt: With friends like Scargill” [Butt article] |
| 84 Apr 17 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Rotting coal stock claims denied” [NCB denies claims coal stocks wasting on ground] |
| 84 Oct 8 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Runcie challenges Tory handling of miners’ strike” [Archbishop of Canterbury criticises government] |
| 84 Nov 27 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Scargill “the tyrant who hates democracy ”” [Thatcher and Brittan link Scargill with terrorists] |
| 84 Feb 4 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill and Murray in clash on pay” [Scargill criticises Murray] |
| 84 Aug 18 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill and NCB in TV debate” [upcoming debate on Channel 4 news] |
| 85 Feb 17 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Coal: “Scargill bid to open talks as NCB dig in” [Scargill attempts to re-open talks] |
| 84 May 11 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill dispute halts paper” [editions of Daily Expressed not published due to inter-union dispute] |
| 85 Feb 11 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Scargill in “no sell-out ” ” vow [Scargill insists he will not sign an agreement involving pit closures] |
| 84 Nov 4 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (News of the World) | Coal: “Scargill in “six hour talk with Libyans”” [claim Scargill met Gaddafi official] |
| 85 Jan 31 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Scargill is “most hated” man alive” [Scargill wins poll of most hated man, ahead of Gaddafi] |
| 84 Apr 22 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (News of the World) | Coal: “Scargill is blasted by coal chief” [Macgregor accuses Scargill of waging “private war”] |
| 84 Feb 11 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Scargill is booed by his pit men” [booed over overtime ban] |
| 85 Jan 21 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Scargill makes a millon” [increase in value of NUM overseas funds] |
| 85 Mar 5 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill may face re-election” [legal process started to force Scargill to face re-election] |
| 84 Nov 20 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill only wants conflict, Walker says” [Scargill does not care about the coal industry, says Walker] |
| 84 Dec 27 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill raises spectre of further year’s strike” [Scargill threatens strike untill Christmas 1985] |
| 84 May 7 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill says only 8 weeks’ coal left” |
| 84 May 20 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Scargill seeks foreign support” [Scargill meets international union representatives] |
| 84 Jan 11 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Scargill slams Sun poll on pits ballot” [criticises Sun for conducting put ballot over overtime ban] |
| 84 Apr 25 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill spurns MacGregor offer on closures” [Scargill rejects compromise] |
| 85 Mar 10 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Coal: “Scargill still miners' choice ” [poll shows Scargill would win re-election] |
| 84 Aug 2 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (News of the World) | Coal: “Scargill talks with Kinnock” [Scargill meets Kinnock at Commons] |
| 85 Jan 15 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill to face new legal action” [Scargill accused of conspiracy to assault and intimidate working miners] |
| 84 May 23 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill to meet coal board” [leader and NCB to meet for first time since strike began] |
| 84 Oct 13 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Scargill wrecks it” [Scargill turns down peace deal] |
| 85 Jan 16 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill “inciting violence”” [Scargill criticised by man whose son is in jail] |
| 85 Mar 6 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill: the fighter who led from the front” [David Felton article] |
| 85 Feb 17 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (News of the World) | Coal: “Scargill: the sooner it's ended the better” [NCB refusing to negotiate with NUM] |
| 84 Dec 1 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Scargill: we are deeply shocked” [Scargill shocked over killing of taxi driver; dissociates union with violence] |
| 84 May 31 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill’s arrest and pit riot shatter peace hope” [hopes for settlement fade with violence; Scargill arrested] |
| 84 Dec 3 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Scargill’s crisis fight” [split in NUM over defying the law] |
| 85 Feb 28 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill’s gift to Thatcher” Ronald Butt article] |
| 85 Jan 10 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Scargill’s shock letter” [Scargill writes letter to father of imprisoned miner praising his actions] |
| 84 Apr 6 Fr | Press |
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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] |
| 85 Mar 1 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Coal: “Scargill’s union link with East gets closer” [Scargill seeks international miner organisation] |
| 84 May 17 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scargill’s wife on picket charge” [Scargill’s wife banned from picketing] |
| 84 Aug 16 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scots pit faces lost, coal board claims” [two mines to be abandoned due to strike neglect] |
| 85 Mar 14 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scottish dismissals “must stand”” [Scottish NCB state no amnesty for strikers dismissed] |
| 84 Apr 18 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Scottish pledge to strike for miners” [Scottish union leaders pledge a 24 hour unlawful stoppage] |
| 84 May 14 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “SDP backs working miners” [SDP critical of miners use of intimidation] |
| 84 Aug 1 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Seizure of NUM funds start today” [confiscation of funds to pay fines] |
| 85 Jan 24 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Shaky Scargill in treble climbdown” [Scargill changing plans after Nottingham revolt] |
| 84 Apr 3 Tu | Press |
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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] |
| 84 Sep 12 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Shipments diverted to beat strike” [65 percent of imports and exports continuing despite dock strike] |
| 84 Sep 3 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Solidarity skin-deep” [Times leader article] |
| 84 Jul 3 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Steel unions snub miners and pledge to keep up output; Coal Board says 2,000 men volunteer for redundancy” [Steel unions reject sympathetic action; 2000 accept redundancy] |
| 84 Jun 28 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Steelmen defy Scargill” [Llanwern steel workers reject Scargill call to halt protection] |
| 84 Jun 18 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Steelmen to defy Scargill threat” [Steel unions to reject cutting down coal supplies] |
| 84 Nov 21 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Strike abandoned in N Wales pits” [Coal leaders in North Wales formally end strike] |
| 85 Mar 4 Mo | Press |
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Key | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Strike ends but Scargill defiant” [NUM vote to end strike without agreement] |
| 85 Jan 19 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Strike entering final stage, says Scargill” [Scargill tells miners that strike near decisive stage] |
| 84 Mar 10 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Strike likely to halt half of Britain's mines” [Strike looks likely to spread] |
| 85 Feb 16 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Striking miners join police” [Some strikers have trained as police officers] |
| 84 Dec 11 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Success for pit fire teamrdquo; [pit fire put out; union to only help if demands are met] |
| 84 Oct 18 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher “no surrender” message on miners” [PM insists will not surrender] |
| 85 Feb 19 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher and TUC meet over 'gap'” [NCB insists there is a large gap in negotiations] |
| 84 Nov 7 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher confidence in NCB chief” [MT maintains confidence in MacGregor; calls NUM to end strike] |
| 84 May 18 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher defends decision of NCB to import coke” [Defends NCB importing 175,000 tonnes of coal from US] |
| 85 Jan 25 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher demands straight answer on pit closures” [MT insists on Scargill’s surrender] |
| 84 Apr 10 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher endorses police conduct in miners’ dispute” [Thatcher praises police] |
| 84 May 30 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher had secret plan to handle strike” [Government had plans for strike three years ago] |
| 84 Jul 20 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher makes Falklands link - Attack on enemy within” [coverage of “enemy within&rdquo speech] |
| 84 Aug 1 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher onslaught on Kinnock reunites Tories” [Thatcher speech re-establishes authority] |
| 85 Feb 2 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher plea to ministers” [MT insists government will not back down; asks miners to return to work] |
| 84 Nov 13 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher pledge to stamp out violence” [MT links IRA with strikers] |
| 84 Aug 3 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher postpones Far East trip to tackle strike crisis” [PM postpones trip] |
| 84 May 12 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher prepared for long strike” [MT emphasizes to conference long strike plans, rejects 8 week claims] |
| 84 Apr 18 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher ready to tackle total pit shutdown” [Government prepared contingency plans for national strike] |
| 84 Jun 20 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher refuses to yield over Orgreave mob” [criticises mob violence at Orgreave] |
| 84 Oct 24 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher riled by hit list talk” [MT annoyed by Kinnock asking whether she had a hit list of pits to close] |
| 84 Jun 1 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher sees no early settlement” [Thatcher sees no prospect of settlement; insists she will not intervene] |
| 84 Aug 3 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher softens tone on mines” [PM sees no reason for strike continuing; inflation expected to reduce once ended] |
| 84 Sep 20 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Thatcher would let coal strike last a year or longer” [government prepared for long strike] |
| 85 Jan 8 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “The amazing family trees of Arthur and Maggie” [Scargill descended from nobility, Thatcher from labourers] |
| 84 Apr 28 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “The company they keep” [Leader comment] |
| 84 Dec 7 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “The future of coal” [Times leader article] |
| 85 Jan 28 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “The human cost of the coal strike” [Prentice Article] |
| 84 Dec 29 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “The miners strike” (Coal board predicts pithead ballots; police investigating forged national coal board letter; Holiday for miners’ children; Scargill given apology for Hitler radio gibe) |
| 84 Jun 7 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “The myths mined by Mr Scargill” [Ronald Butt article] |
| 84 Jul 20 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “There IS A War On” [Times leader article] |
| 84 Mar 20 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Time for a ballot” [The Times calls for a national ballot] |
| 85 Mar 16 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Time to heal the wounds” [Leader article] |
| 84 Nov 27 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “TUC and miners’ leaders to seek way to reopen talks” [TUC and NUM aim to re-open negotiations] |
| 84 Sep 22 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “TUC pledges cash support for miners” [TUC to raise 150,000 a week] |
| 84 Dec 7 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “TUC sanctions strikes in support of miners” [TUC sanctions sympathy strikes] |
| 84 Oct 29 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “TUC tells miners not to accept aid from Libyans” [TUC criticises Scargill’s contacts with Libya] |
| 84 Aug 23 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “TV clash Over peace formula” [Scargill/MacGregor debate] |
| 84 Nov 26 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Twin challenge to Kinnock over response to strike” [Kinnock challenged by left and Scargill |
| 84 Apr 27 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Unease over Labour levy for miners” [Unease within Labour Party over subsidies] |
| 84 Aug 9 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Union coordinated picket violence, says police chief” [police blames NUM for violence] |
| 84 Nov 5 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Union plans to boost pit strike” [NUM seeks to revitalise strike] |
| 84 Jun 4 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Unions angry over Government’s strike vote scheme” [anger over intent to tighten law on strike ballots] |
| 84 Apr 2 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Unions at the abyss” (Which side will crack first in the miners’ dispute? Paul Routledge reports) |
| 84 May 19 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Unions must obey law, Kinnock says” [Criticised Thatcher for intervention; unionists should not scorn legality] |
| 84 Jul 30 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Unions seek TUC campaign to defeat Thatcher” [industrial action campaign proposed to bring down government] |
| 84 Sep 11 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Victory for Scargill “must be denied”” [David Owen - Scargill cannot be allowed to bludgeon government ] |
| 84 Sep 17 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Violence must not pay” [Leader article] |
| 84 Sep 3 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Walker challenges unions to refuse support for Scargill and strikers” [challenges TUC to reject minority views] |
| 85 Feb 20 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Walker in late night pit talks with TUC” [Government/TUC talks re-open] |
| 84 May 15 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Walker resists pressure to call coal leaders together” [many months of coal stocks, rejects negotiations] |
| 85 Feb 22 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Walker rules out talks as miners vote to strike on” [miners reject deal] |
| 85 Mar 4 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Walker says no gloating” [Energy Secretary rejects talk of victory] |
| 84 Dec 15 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Walker tells TUC to make miners drop rigid demands; Scargill fined for obstruction” [government insists no settlement unless union accepts closures; Scargill fined for activity] |
| 84 Dec 13 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Walker to meet TUC team on pit peace talks” [government agrees to meet TUC leaders] |
| 84 Oct 19 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Walker urges Kinnock aid on pit solution” [Walker seeks Labour support for Acas compromise] |
| 84 Oct 17 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Wanted: a new plan for coal” [Leader article] |
| 84 Nov 29 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “We have been warned” [Times Leader Article] |
| 84 Jul 27 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “We'll tighten the Knot, says Scargill” [miners reject peace offer] |
| 85 Mar 13 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Welsh pickets defy court order” [strikers ignore limitations of pickets to six by High Court] |
| 85 Mar 4 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Where Arthur doesn’t box clever” [Atkinson article] |
| 84 May 19 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Whose Plan For Coal?” [Editorial] |
| 84 Oct 22 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Why I threw tins at Arthur, by cats woman” [protestor explains why she threw cat tins at Scargill] |
| 84 Oct 26 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Coal: “Why I took swipe at Scargill” [Trade Unionist explains “why he tried to thump miners’ leader on the nose”] |
| 85 Mar 9 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Why moderate coal field blew gaping hole in strike” [Nottinghamshire defiance severely harmed strike] |
| 85 Mar 5 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Why pit peace means danger” [Leader article] |
| 85 Mar 31 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sunday Times) | Coal: “Why Scargill vetoed ballot” [Scargill admits national ballot would have been lost] |
| 84 Dec 3 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Why Tony Benn is always right” [Parris article] |
| 85 Feb 16 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Will they ever talk?” [Leader article] |
| 85 Jan 15 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Working miner tells of attack” [working miner speaks of vandalism] |
| 84 Jul 25 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Working miners in secret campaign for a return to pits” [dissident pitmen tour coal fields in attempt to end strike] |
| 84 Nov 8 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Writ claims funds used for picketing” [allegations NUM funds used for unlawful picketing] |
| 84 Oct 27 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: “Yawning gulf over pit strike words” [Still far from agreement] |
| 84 Dec 31 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal "Prime Minister makes a resolution to break Scargill's Power in NUM" |
| 89 Dec 6 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cold War: "Bush moves swiftly to deny 'snub' over EC" (Bush calls MT) |
| 89 Nov 25 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cold War: "Cold war 'will last until 2000'" (MT-Bush meeting at Camp David) |
| 89 Nov 26 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Cold War: "Thatcher stands firm on boat people" (MT & Bush reported clash at Camp David) |
| 86 Nov 17 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cold War: "Thatcher talks fail to bridge chasm" & "Reagan tells Thatcher Soviet-US deal would not affect UK deterrent" (Camp David meeting) |
| 86 Nov 16 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Cold War: "Thatcher wins Reagan pledge to sell Trident" (Camp David meeting) |
| 83 Sep 8 Th | Press |
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Key | Thatcher memoirs | Cold War: Chequers Seminar on future of the Soviet Union [memoirs extract] |
| 07 Mar 19 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence) | Cold War: CIA intelligence monograph (“A Cold War Conundrum: The 1983 Soviet War Scare”) [origins and scope of Operation RYAN] |
| 80 Jul 15 Tu | Press |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Cold War: Defence Open Government Document 80/23 ("The Future UK Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Force") [acquiring Trident] |
| 75 Apr 9 We | Press |
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Major | Thatcher memoirs | Cold War: Early meeting with Ronald Reagan [memoirs extract] |
| 85 Nov 20 We | Press |
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Major | Shultz (George) | Cold War: Geneva (Reagan-Gorbachev) Summit (Shultz memoirs) |
| 05 Mar 24 Th | Press |
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Major | Unwin (Peter) | Cold War: Interview with Peter Unwin (UK Ambassador to Hungary, 1983-86; to Copenhagen, 1986-89; Deputy Sec-Gen Commonwealth, 1989-93) |
| 08 May 1 Th | Press |
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Major | Cartledge (Sir Bryan) | Cold War: Interview with Sir Bryan Cartledge (Private Secretary to PM, 1977-79; UK Ambassador to Hungary, 1980-83; to Moscow, 1985-88) |
| 84 Nov 3 Sa | Press |
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Major | Shultz (George) | Cold War: Meeting MT at Mrs Gandhi’s funeral (Shultz memoirs) |
| 88 Jun 1 We | Press |
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Major | Shultz (George) | Cold War: Moscow (Reagan-Gorbachev) Summit (Shultz memoirs) |
| 84 Dec 22 Sa | Press |
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Key | Shultz (George) | Cold War: MT’s visit to Camp David (Shultz memoirs) |
| 83 Mar 23 We | Press |
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Major | Shultz (George) | Cold War: Reagan’s Star Wars initiative (Shultz memoirs) |
| 86 Oct 12 Su | Press |
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Key | Shultz (George) | Cold War: Reykjavik (Reagan-Gorbachev) Summit (Shultz memoirs) |
| 84 Dec 22 Sa | Press |
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Key | Thatcher memoirs | Cold War: Thatcher-Reagan meeting at Camp David (account of conversation) [memoirs extract] |
| 83 Sep 29 Th | Press |
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Key | Thatcher memoirs | Cold War: Thatcher-Reagan meeting in Washington (record of conversation) [memoirs extract] |
| 84 Dec 16 Su | Press |
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Key | Thatcher memoirs | Cold War: The Gorbachevs visit Chequers [memoirs extract] |
| 82 Dec 16 Th | Press |
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Major | Shultz (George) | Cold War: The “Special Relationship” (Shultz memoirs) |
| 89 Jan 19 Th | Press |
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Major | Shultz (George) | Cold War: Understanding Ronald Reagan (Shultz memoirs) |
| 86 Apr 15 Tu | Press |
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Key | Shultz (George) | Cold War: US bombing of Libya (Shultz memoirs) |
| 83 Oct 25 Tu | Press |
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Major | Shultz (George) | Cold War: US disappointment at MT’s line over Grenada (Shultz memoirs) |
| 87 Dec 10 Th | Press |
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Major | Shultz (George) | Cold War: Washington (Reagan-Gorbachev) Summit (Shultz memoirs) |
| 07 Feb 8 Th | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (RAF News) | Cold War: “Freezing temperatures as Cold War Exhibition opens” [MT at RAF Cosford] |
| 96 Sep 22 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Cold War: “Germany? Maggie was absolutely right” (Norman Stone on 1990 Chequers Germany seminar) |
| 85 Mar 14 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Sun) | Cold War: “Mrs T meets Mr G!” (“One hour of talking opens way for US”) [Chernenko funeral] |
| 05 Nov 3 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cold War: “Thatcher plotted to block German unity, says Kohl” (Kohl memoirs published) |
| 86 May 28 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Cold War: “US scraps subs for Salt treaty” [Reagan “warned Moscow he will no longer abide by the limit of the Salt 2 treaty if the Russians continue to violate it”] |
| 08 Jun 20 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: "Margaret Thatcher: the early promise" (Matthew Parris) [MT as revealed in Times Archive] |
| 06 Feb 16 Th | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: "Overlooked back home, Thatcher's legacy seeks haven in the US" (Conservatives rebuild relations with Republicans) |
| 80 Feb 12 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: "The balance between individual and state" (Gilmour's Cambridge Lecture) [Hayek's annotated copy] |
| 77 May 9 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: "The liberal teacher who turned his back on old age to lead world" (Seldon profile of Hayek) ["a liberal of the British classical tradition"] |
| 83 Jun 13 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: "The rise of a natural pugilist" ["the problems facing Nigel Lawson at the Treasury"] |
| 74 Oct 16 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: "Tories must look before they leap into line behind a new leader" (Bernard Levin) [Conservative leadership candidates] |
| 06 Jan 31 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: "Win centre ground or failure is inevitable, Tories told" (David Cameron Demos speech) |
| 80 Feb 22 Fr | Press |
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Major | Archive (Hayek MSS) | Conservatism: Eric Heffer speech ("Tory leaders are no hypocrites, Mr Heffer says") [clash between "wets" and "dries"] |
| 12 Feb 6 Mo | Press |
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Major | Moore (Charles) | Conservatism: Margaret Thatcher & Capitalism (2012 Adam Smith Lecture) |
| 74 Aug 9 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: “Another call from Sir Keith to free industry” (KJ speech at Leith) |
| 06 Jan 1 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Conservatism: “Blair is fading away to a dubious place in history” (Portillo compares Blair & MT) |
| 06 Jan 2 Mo | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: “Cameron breaks with Thatcherite past in about-turn over health policy” (drops patient passport) |
| 05 Dec 28 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: “Exorcise these Tory ghosts” (expunging Thatcherite rhetoric) |
| 74 Sep 6 Fr | Press |
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Key | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: “Sir Keith Joseph blames full employment policies for inflation” (Peter Jay on KJ speech at Preston - “Inflation is Caused by Governments”) |
| 74 Oct 21 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: “Sir Keith Joseph denies bid for Tory leadership as critics mount attack ” (KJ speech at Edgbaston) |
| 74 Jun 24 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: “Sir Keith Joseph says choice is to go down with socialism or prosper in a rational economy” (KJ speech at Upminster) |
| 74 Oct 21 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: “The Public Morality” (leading article on KJ speech at Edgbaston) |
| 74 Sep 6 Fr | Press |
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Key | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: “The Sharp Shock of Truth” (leading article on KJ speech at Preston) |
| 06 Oct 2 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: “We can never return to the policies of the Thatcher era, says Cameron” (Cameron party conference speech) |
| 06 Jan 6 Fr | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Conservatism: "Grandees rally to Thatcher" (direction of policy under David Cameron) |
| 81 Oct 13 Tu | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "'Blue Chips' to aid party in Croydon" (all 14 to visit) [demonstration of loyalty] |
| 82 Mar 11 Th | Press |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Conservative Party: "Carlton Club celebrates with Thatcher as star" (MT unveils a portrait of herself at the Carlton Club) [released 2013] |
| 81 Mar 24 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "Dry" [brief biography of Lawson] |
| 81 Oct 7 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "Heath blast at Thatcher's 'dreary path'" (Manchester speech) [MT rebuts] |
| 81 Dec 3 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "Heath scorns the 'pretence' of monetarism" (speech) [no intellectual basis] |
| 81 Oct 8 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "Invitation that did not come" (Heath letter correcting leader) [never invited to join MT's team] |
| 81 Oct 10 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "Mrs Thatcher can't expect blind loyalty" (Chris Patten article) ["truth ... lies somewhere in the middle"] |
| 81 Oct 7 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "Pathfinder for a Young Pretender" (leader on Heath's Manchester speech) [his views discounted] |
| 81 Dec 10 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "The Kamikaze Tory Rebels" (Ronald Butt article) [firing arrows into backs of their own side] |
| 83 Jun 13 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "The ministerial changes" [details of new appointments, inc. Lawson as Chancellor] |
| 81 Oct 9 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "The Troubled Ranks of Tuscany" (leader on Changing Gear ) [party in "the early stages of demoralisation"] |
| 81 Sep 15 Tu | Press |
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Key | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "Three Cabinet ministers sacked" (reshuffle) [purging the wets] |
| 81 Dec 12 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: "Why Howe should heed that lorry rumble" (Geoffrey Smith article) [threat to Howe's survival] |
| 85 Sep 18 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Conservative Party: “Fund raiser returns to Tory HQ” [McAlpine feud wtih Gummer] |
| 80 Dec 1 Mo | Press |
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Key | Commentary (The Times) | Conservativsm: “Lord Vaizey’s change of party” (announces conversion from Labour to Conservative) |
| 82 Sep 26 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary Sunday Times | East Asia: "A new Mrs Thatcher rises in the East" [Hugo Young article] |
| 83 Jul 11 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Economic policy: "Battle in Cabinet likely as Lawson plans more cuts" ["strong opposition is certain"] |
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