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Miners’ Strike Anniversary: 40 Years Since the Struggle that Shaped a Generation

March 22, 2024 Jim Rutherdale

 Militant Left member Jim Rutherdale, who was active in the Militant and in his trade union NIPSA throughout the Miners’ Strike, looks back at how it affected Northern Ireland. Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of […]

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