The miners' strike 1984-5
A look back at the events of May-June and the Battle for Orgreave. May 29-18 June: Thousands of pickets and police fight battles outside Orgreave coking plant, near Sheffield. Coke runs from Orgreave were suspended on 18 June. 30 May: Major confrontations at Orgreave. 82 arrests including Arthur Scargill, 62 injured. 31 May: 3,200 police in riot gear at Orgreave confont unarmed strikers. 7 June: Transport unions agree to not only boycott coal and coke, but also to block substitute oil movements. By 13 July only 10 coal trains are running daily in Britain out of a normal 356. House of Commons...