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The Miner鈥檚 Strike - Thatcher battles the unions

In 1984, the National Union of Miners went on strike over pit closures. Andrew Marr explains how Margaret Thatcher took on the miners by stockpiling coal at power stations and using the police to break picket lines.

5 minutes

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Andrew Marr's History of Modern BritainRevolution

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