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| 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: “Brittan acts to block further City scandals” [Financial Services Bill published] |
| 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 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] |
| 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] |
| 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 Jan 25 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Oxford: “Oxford dons split over award to Thatcher” (statements for & against in University Gazette ) |
| 85 Jan 28 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Oxford: “Degree for Mrs Thatcher” (letter of support from Lord Beloff) |
| 85 Jan 29 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Oxford: “Degree for Mrs Thatcher” (letter of support from Lord Goodman) |
| 85 Jan 30 We | Press |
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Key | Commentary (The Times) | Oxford: “Oxford votes to snub Thatcher” (Congregation rejects honorary degree 738:319) |
| 85 Jan 30 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Oxford: “Sale of Honours” (Leading article attacking Oxford decision to refuse MT honorary degree) |
| 85 Jan 31 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Oxford: “Oxford rejection of Thatcher ‘spiteful’” (Soames & Gummer write to Noble) |
| 85 Jan 31 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Labour: “Why this censure makes no sense” (Ronald Butt on Labour motion) |
| 85 Feb 1 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Oxford: “Oxford University’s rebuff to the Prime Minister” (letters from Percival, Noble, Oppenheimer, Pulzer, Reed, Crick, Orr-Ewing ) |
| 85 Feb 2 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Oxford: “Implications of Oxford’s snub to Mrs Thatcher” (letters from Radice, Horne, Peele, Hayter, Dashwood & Opie) |
| 85 Feb 1 Fr | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Oxford: “Does Oxford speak for the nation?” (David Watt column) |
| 85 Sep 3 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Sun) | Reshuffle: “Why I had to switch Leon, by Maggie” (not a demotion) |
| 85 Sep 3 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Financial Times) | Reshuffle: “Brittan, a minister with mind of his own” (profile) |
| 85 Sep 3 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Times) | Reshuffle: “Young and Clarke join forces to cut dole queues” (“Hurd takes over from Brittan in Government reshuffle”) |
| 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] |
| 85 Jan 30 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Oxford: “Fellows who are anti-female” (refusal of honorary degree “the badge of her radicalism, and some of us at Oxford salute her for it”) [article by Nicholas Shrimpton] |
| 84 Aug 14 Tu | Press |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Northern Ireland: Press tape story (Galvin incident) [Prior takes responsibility for mistakes] |
| 85 Sep 24 Tu | Press |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Local Government: Press agency report (“Liverpool Strike Cancelled”) [declassified 2014] |
| 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] |
| 01 Feb 26 Mo | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Gulf War: "We should have finished job, says Thatcher" (tenth anniversary of liberating Kuwait) [MT & John Major speak at British Embassy in Kuwait City] |
| 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"] |
| 16 Nov 3 Th | Press |
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Major | Bermant (Azriel) | Middle East: Azriel Bermant "Thatcher's Diplomatic Initiative" (chapter 7 of Margaret Thatcher and the Middle East ) [1983-85] |
| 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 Oct 20 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Elections: “Distant encounters of the Heath kind” (Heath campaigining for Conseravtives in Croydon by-election) |
| 81 Oct 20 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Economy: “A Hard winter” (Cabinet divisions over public spending plans) |
| 81 Oct 20 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Economy: “Rumblings of revolt among Tory dissidents” (meetings of wets to discucss how to put pressure on MT) |
| 81 Nov 19 Th | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | MT: "Thatcher drops a few names" (lunchtime speech in Bonn goes wrong) [officials cause her embarrassment] |
| 87 Nov 28 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | MT: “No slowing Mrs Thatcher” [feels faint at Buckingham Palace] |
| 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] |
| 83 Jul 20 We | Press |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Education: Department of Education & Science press release ("Education Secretary comments on HMI report") [quotes & copy of report] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 81 Oct 21 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary ( The Times ) | Economy: “Cabinet fails to agree cuts in public spending” [majority resist £5,000 cuts] |
| 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 Nov 22 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Bad Review" [Ramsgate bomb threats & allegations Scargill KGB agent] |
| 84 Nov 17 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Kinnock to appear with Scargill" |
| 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 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 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 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 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] |
| 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 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 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 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 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 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 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" |
| 84 Dec 15 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill fined for obstruction" |
| 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 Dec 8 Sa | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Support by Heffer for Scargill Call" |
| 84 Dec 5 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill makes heartland cash plea" |
| 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 Dec 2 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill on the ropes" [position as leader of NUM threatened] |
| 84 Nov 22 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "'Scargill only wants conflict', Walker says" |
| 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 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 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 Nov 1 Th | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Not for pruning" [rose to be named after Scargill] |
| 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Oct 2 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "High Court writ served on Scargill [contempt writ served] |
| 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 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 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 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 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 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 Aug 28 Tu | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Scargill attacks TV pit strike coverage" |
| 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 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 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 May 27 Su | Press |
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Minor | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Coal: "Scargill: has to rest" [a horoscope for Scargill] |
| 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Aug 8 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Coal: "Figured out" [top Scargill researcher quits] |
| 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 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 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] |
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