by David Hencke
Feather, Vic ref1
Feickert, Dave ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Fire Brigades Union (FBU) ref1, ref2
First World War ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Fitzgerald, Garrett ref1
Fletcher, Yvonne ref1
Foot, Michael ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Fowler, Norman ref1
Fox, Barbara ref1
Friedman, Milton ref1
Gaddafi, Muammar ref1, ref2, ref3
Gaitskell, Hugh ref1
General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trade Union (GMB) ref1
General Strike 1926 ref1, ref2, ref3
‘General Winter’ ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Gilmour, Sir Ian ref1, ref2
Gold Standard ref1
Goodman, Geoffrey ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Gorbachev, Mikhail ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Gordievsky, Oleg ref1
Gormley, Joe ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
Graham, Ken ref1, ref2
Grand Hotel, Brighton ref1
Great Strike for Jobs (1984) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
civil war analogy ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Cortonwood announcement ref1
cost of miners’ strike and closure of industry ref1, ref2
decision not to hold a ballot ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
end of ref1
impact on mining communities ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
NCB return-to-work campaign ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
NUM-NCB talks ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
public opinion and ref1, ref2
return to work ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12
return to work without an agreement, proposal for ref1, ref2, ref3
see also National Coal Board (NCB); National Union of Mineworkers (NUM); pickets
Greenslade, Roy ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Gregson, Peter ref1, ref2, ref3
advises Thatcher on TUC meeting ref1, ref2, ref3
chairs MISC57 Cabinet committee ref1
memos to Thatcher ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Gresford colliery ref1
Griffiths, Jim ref1
Grimethorpe ref1
Grunwick strike 1977 ref1, ref2, ref3
Guardian ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Gummer, John ref1, ref2
Hailsham, Lord ref1
Hall, David ref1, ref2, ref3
Hammond, Eric ref1, ref2, ref3
Hart, David ref1, ref2, ref3
Harworth colliery ref1, ref2
Haslam, Robert ref1, ref2
Hastings, Sir Patrick ref1
Hayes, Brian ref1
Hayes, George ref1, ref2
Healey, Dennis ref1
Heath, Edward ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Heathfield, Peter ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17
alleged misuse of NUM funds ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
character ref1
and the Lightman Report ref1, ref2
and NUM-NCB talks ref1, ref2
and picket-line violence ref1
Hem Heath colliery ref1
Herrington colliery ref1
Heseltine, Michael ref1
Hodges, Frank ref1
Horner, Arthur ref1, ref2
Hosker, Edmund ref1
Houston, Bob ref1, ref2
Howe, Sir Geoffrey ref1, ref2, ref3
Howell, David ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Howells, Kim ref1, ref2, ref3
Hudson, Steve ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Hunt, David ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Hunt, Kevan ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Hurd, Douglas ref1
Illsley, Eric ref1
Immingham Docks ref1
Independent Labour Party ref1
Industrial Injuries Act ref1
industrial relations correspondents ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Ingham, Bernard ref1, ref2
injunctions ref1, ref2, ref3
International Miners Organization (IMO) ref1, ref2, ref3
International Organization of Mineworkers ref1
IRA Brighton bombing ref1
Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC) ref1, ref2, ref3
Jackson, Bernard ref1, ref2
Jenkin, Patrick ref1
Jenkins, Clive ref1
Jenkins, David, Bishop of Durham ref1
Jenkins, Emlyn ref1
Jenkins, Roy ref1, ref2
Johnson, Dan ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Joint Consultative Council ref1
Jones, David ref1, ref2
Jones, George ref1
Jones, Jack ref1, ref2, ref3
Jones, Mark and Doreen ref1, ref2
Jones, Maurice ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Jones, Nicholas ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Joseph, Keith ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
journalists
biases of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
industrial relations correspondents ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
NCB briefings ref1
Scargill’s relations with ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Judge, Igor ref1
Kane, Mick ref1
Keays, Sarah ref1, ref2
Kent ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Keynes, John Maynard ref1
Keys, Bill ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
chairs Trade Union Co-Ordinating Committee ref1
character and leadership style ref1
and journalistic bias ref1
on Libyan financial assistance ref1
peace initiative ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
pragmatism ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
on Scargill ref1, ref2, ref3
King, Tom ref1, ref2
Kinnock, Glenys ref1
Kinnock, Neil ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15
backs negotiated settlement ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
calls for national ballot ref1
on coal stocks ref1
condemns picket-line violence ref1, ref2, ref3
distrust of Scargill ref1, ref2
electoral defeats
1987 ref1
1992 ref1
on role of miners’ strike in ref1
and Llanwern steelworks ref1, ref2
and McGahey ref1
on pit closure list ref1
support for striking miners ref1
and Thatcher ref1, ref2
Kirkwood, David ref1
Knapp, Jimmy ref1
Knights, Sir Philip ref1
Labour governments
1924 ref1
1929–1931 ref1, ref2
1945–1951 ref1
1964–1970 ref1
1974–1979 ref1
1997– ref1
Labour Party
annual conference, Blackpool 1984 ref1
divisions in ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
impact of strike on ref1
Manifesto Group ref1
New Labour ref1, ref2
peace initiative ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
repeal of Clause 4 ref1
and trade unions, links between ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Laing, Sir Hector ref1, ref2
Laird, Gavin ref1
Lambton, Lord ref1
Lamont, Norman ref1, ref2
Lawson, Nigel ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Lawther, Sir William ref1
Lea Hall colliery ref1
Lenin, Vladimir ref1, ref2
Lester, Jim ref1
Levin, Bernard ref1
> Lewycka, Marina ref1
Libya
bombing raids on ref1
financial support for strike from ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Libyan embassy siege ref1, ref2
Lightman enquiry ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Lippitt, Eric ref1
Lipsey, David ref1
Lister, Malcolm ref1
Llanwern steelworks ref1, ref2
Lloyd George, David ref1, ref2
Logan, Jim ref1
Lowe, Tony ref1
LowryPat ref1, ref2, ref3
Lynk, Roy ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Lyons, John ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
MacDonald, Ramsay ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
McGahey, Mick ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21
angered by steelworkers’ lack of support ref1
character ref1
compromise agreement over Ravenscraig ref1
and Kinnock ref1
on Libyan financial assistance ref1
and national ballot proposal ref1, ref2
on Scargill ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
seeks financial support from unions ref1
on settlement proposal ref1
on success of 1981 strike ref1
tries to broker peace deal ref1, ref2
MacGregor, Ian
at British Steel ref1, ref2, ref3
character of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
criticized by Bishop of Durham ref1, ref2
and Euroroute ref1
managerial style ref1, ref2
and miners’ strike ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
and ACAS intervention ref1
action against pickets ref1, ref2
and the Battle of Orgreave ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
dealings with Walker ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
lack of enthusiasm for a settlement ref1, ref2
on likely length and success of strike ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
and NACODS dispute ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
and NUM–NCB talks ref1, ref2
press briefings ref1
rebuffs Orme ref1
relations with UDM ref1, ref2, ref3
rescinds miners’ closed shop ref1
suggests army involvement ref1
treatment of miners after strike ref1, ref2
and TUC talks ref1
National Coal Board, appointment to ref1
Machon, Annie ref1
McIntyre, Donald ref1
McLachlan, Charles ref1, ref2
McLennan, Gordon ref1
Macmillan, Harold ref1, ref2
McNestry, Peter ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Magee, Patrick ref1
Major, John ref1
Maltby ref1
Mandelson, Peter ref1
Manley, Ivor ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Manpower Services Commission ref1
Mardy colliery ref1
Maxton, James ref1, ref2
Maxwell, Robert ref1, ref2, ref3
Mayers, Peter ref1
Mazur, Yuri ref1
Meale, Alan ref1
Milne, Seumas ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
The Miner ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Miners Action Committee Trust Fund ref1
Miners Defence and Aid Fund (MIDAF) ref1
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Miners Research, Education, Defence and Support Trust (MIREDS) ref1, ref2
Miners Trade Union International (MTUI) ref1
miners’ unions see Miners Federation of Great Britain; National Union of Mineworkers; Union of Democratic Mineworkers
Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme ref1, ref2
mining accidents ref1
mining communities
impact of strikes on ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
interwar living and working conditions ref1
MISC57 (secret Cabinet committee) ref1, ref2, ref3
MISC101 (ministerial group on coal) ref1
Molloy, Mike ref1
monetarism ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Monks, John ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
Monopolies and Mergers Commission ref1
Morgan, Ken ref1
Morning Star ref1, ref2
Mortimer, John ref1
Morton Hospital ref1, ref2
Murray, Len ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Musgrove, Frank ref1
Myers, Nell ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14
National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers (NACODS) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14
National Coal Board (NCB)
British Coal, change of name to ref1
formation of ref1
public relations battle ref1, ref2, ref3
refusal to debate new technology agreement ref1
return-to-work campaign ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
strike management ref1
talks with NUM ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
talks with TUC ref1, ref2
treatment of miners after strike ref1, ref2
and the UDM ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
see also MacGregor, Ian
National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL) ref1
National Dock Labour Board ref1
National Economic Development Council (NEDC) ref1
National governments 1931–1945 ref1
National Graphical Association (NGA) ref1
National Health Service (NHS) ref1
National Insurance Act ref1
National and Local Government Officers Association (NALGO) ref1
national minimum wage ref1, ref2
National Reporting Centre (NRC) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
National Union of General and Municipal Workers ref1
National Union of Journalists (NUJ) ref1
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) ref1
assets, sequestration of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
avoidance measures ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
ballots
percentage for national strike ref1
political fund ballot ref1
strikes without ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
to end strike ref1, ref2
breakaway union see Union of Democratic Mineworkers
catastrophic decline in numbers ref1, ref2, ref3
declares strike official ref1
divisions within ref1, ref2, ref3
ends dispensations to steel industry ref1
financial support
from Libya ref1, ref2, ref3
from other countries ref1, ref2, ref3
from other unions ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
from Soviet Union ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
secrecy over ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
fines ref1, ref2
founding conference ref1
headquarters moved to Sheffield ref1, ref2
injunctions against ref1, ref2, ref3
Miners’Charter ref1
and the Plan for Coal ref1
rejects settlement proposals ref1
seeks new technology agreement ref1
supposed spy in ref1, ref2
talks with ACAS ref1
talks with NCB ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
talks with TUC ref1
see also Scargill, Arthur
National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) ref1, ref2, ref3
National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) ref1, ref2, ref3
National Union of Seamen ref1
nationalization of the mines
ref1, ref2, ref3
Neilan, Peter ref1
News of the World ref1
Newsline ref1, ref2, ref3
no-strike agreement ref1
Normington, David ref1
North Notts Mining Board ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
North Sea gas ref1
Northern Ireland, impact of strike in ref1
Northumberland ref1, ref2
Nottinghamshire ref1, ref2, ref3
ballots in ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
breakaway union in ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
see also Union of Democratic Mineworkers
picketing in ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
policing costs ref1, ref2
Spencerism ref1
working miners ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Nottinghamshire Miners’ Industrial Union ref1, ref2
nuclear power ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Oakedge ref1
oil ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
Ollerton colliery ref1
Opinion Research and Communications (ORC) ref1
Orgreave, Battle of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
pickets at ref1, ref2
police behaviour ref1, ref2
prosecutions ref1
Orme, Stan ref1
character ref1
mediation initiative ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Over, J.E. ref1
Owen, David ref1
Parker, Jim ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Parkinson, Cecil ref1, ref2, ref3
Pattinson, Terry ref1, ref2, ref3
Pavett, David ref1
pay, miners’ ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Nottinghamshire breakaway pay deal ref1, ref2
Paynter, Will ref1
Phillips, Dot ref1
pickets
arrests of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
charges brought against ref1
deaths ref1, ref2
deaths of ref1
flying ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
legal action against ref1, ref2
mass picketing ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14
