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PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Scargill's pension fund policy" [Scargill defends pensions policy in the high court]
PDF 84 Mar 31 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Labour is accused of “big lie” over police” [Home Secretary accuses Labour of shaking public confidence in the role of law and the police]
PDF 84 Mar 31 Sa Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Scargill challenged on pensions" [Scargill defends stance on NUM pension investments]
PDF 84 Apr 2 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Unions at the abyss” (Which side will crack first in the miners’ dispute? Paul Routledge reports)
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Sharp exchanges in Commons over ballot on miners’ dispute; PCs on pit duty can earn £500; Royal visits likely to go ahead despite unrest in pits” [Walker condemns lack of national ballot; police at picket line can earn 500 pounds a week overtime; Royal visit to powerplants going ahead]
PDF 84 Apr 4 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Notts miners may yield to pickets; Scargill denial” [Nottingham union leaders tell moderates not to cross picket lines from Yorkshire; Scargill denies telling Mocow newspaper strike was the start of a class war]
PDF 84 Apr 4 We Press Major Commentary (The Sun) Coal: “Red lies about me by angry Scargill” [Scargill challenged Russian newspaper statements]
PDF 84 Apr 5 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Notts ready to reject strike; “riot police” condemned by staff union” [Nottingham delegates to reject executive call not to cross picket lines; use of riot police criticised by police union]
PDF 84 Apr 5 Th Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Russian journalist coy about Scargill 'class war' interview" [Scargill accused of calling coal strike 'class war']
PDF 84 Apr 5 Th Press Major Commentary Financial Times) MT: “Thatcher considers MSC chairman for Downing Street role” (David Young) [“suggestion of strengthening the Prime Minister’s office has [been] revived … following criticisms within the Conservative Party”]
PDF 84 Apr 6 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Scargill’s strategy suffers blow in steel and pit votes; Commons set for mines debate” [Nottingham delegates reject executive's call; Commons to debate policing]
PDF 84 Apr 7 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Police deny any phone taps on NUM officials” [Home Secretary denies hone hacking]
PDF 84 Apr 7 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Secret ballot hope doomed if Scargill plays it by the book" [Scargill could block a ballot on a technicality]
PDF 84 Apr 9 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Pit militants back rival strategy to relaunch dispute” [NUM leaders seek special delegate conference rather than national ballot]
PDF 84 Apr 10 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Emergency debate on police operation” [House of Commons to debate police action]
PDF 84 Apr 10 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Thatcher endorses police conduct in miners’ dispute” [Thatcher praises police]
PDF 84 Apr 13 Fr Press 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]
PDF 84 Apr 17 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Rotting coal stock claims denied” [NCB denies claims coal stocks wasting on ground]
PDF 84 Apr 18 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Thatcher ready to tackle total pit shutdown” [Government prepared contingency plans for national strike]
PDF 84 Apr 18 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Scottish pledge to strike for miners” [Scottish union leaders pledge a 24 hour unlawful stoppage]
PDF 84 Apr 22 Su Press Major Commentary (News of the World) Coal: “Scargill is blasted by coal chief” [Macgregor accuses Scargill of waging “private war”]
PDF 84 Apr 22 Su Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Scargill to control 'fight to the finish'" [Scargill takes personal control, NUM conference rejects ballots]
PDF 84 Apr 23 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Sun) Coal: “20 things you didn't know about Scargill” [Sun special on leader]
PDF 84 Apr 25 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Scargill spurns MacGregor offer on closures” [Scargill rejects compromise]
PDF 84 Apr 26 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Ronald Butt: With friends like Scargill” [Butt article]
PDF 84 Apr 26 Th Press 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]
PDF 84 Apr 27 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Unease over Labour levy for miners” [Unease within Labour Party over subsidies]
PDF 84 Apr 28 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Powell critical of archbishop backing miners.” [Enoch Powell accuses Archbishop of York of hatespeech “religious bankruptcy&rdquo]
PDF 84 Apr 28 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “The company they keep” [Leader comment]
PDF 84 Apr 29 Su Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Time to tighten the knot - Scargill'" [Scargill urges moderates in Notts and Lancs to join strike]
PDF 84 May 2 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Rivals clash as 6,000 rebel pitmen jeer union chiefs” [Clash between working strikers and area leaders]
PDF 84 May 2 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Letters to the editor” [Letters from archbishop of York and Ian Gow]
PDF 84 May 2 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Media: “Sherman view on loyalties” [“better for an adviser to face political death than ‘to be drawn into competition in courtiership and sycophancy’”] [annotated text released 2014]
PDF 84 May 3 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Flying policemen versus flying pickets” [Police flown in from Hampshire]
PDF 84 May 4 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Convoys of coal beat the pickets” [Coal convoys getting through pickets]
PDF 84 May 7 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Scargill says only 8 weeks’ coal left”
PDF 84 May 9 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “1,500 fail to halt coal lorries at Hunterston” [Clash with strikers and mounted police]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Police preparing clampdown on pit violence” [Police considering limits on picket numbers after violence]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Scargill dispute halts paper” [editions of Daily Expressed not published due to inter-union dispute]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Scargill dispute halts paper" [quarrel between journalist unions stops Express going to print]
PDF 84 May 12 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Thatcher prepared for long strike” [MT emphasizes to conference long strike plans, rejects 8 week claims]
PDF 84 May 13 Su Press Major Commentary (The Sun) Coal: “Punch up at pit rally” [arrests made at rally]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “SDP backs working miners” [SDP critical of miners use of intimidation]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Walker resists pressure to call coal leaders together” [many months of coal stocks, rejects negotiations]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "20,000 in miners' protest march" [strikers gather in Mansfield for a mass demonstration]
PDF 84 May 16 We Press Trivial Commentary (The Sun) Coal: “Happiness is a hamlet called Scargill” [report on town called Scargill]
PDF 84 May 17 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Scargill’s wife on picket charge” [Scargill’s wife banned from picketing]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Police teams to fight intimidation of working miners” [teams of detectives being formed]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Thatcher defends decision of NCB to import coke” [Defends NCB importing 175,000 tonnes of coal from US]
PDF 84 May 19 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Unions must obey law, Kinnock says” [Criticised Thatcher for intervention; unionists should not scorn legality]

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