Year: 1986
Type: article
Abstract: Chronology is provided by Pead, Diary of a Dispute, 1985 POLICE REV.1154, narrative by G. GOODMAN, THE MINERS' STRIKE (1985).Fentiman, The Courts, The Miners and the Rule of Law, 1986 STAATKUNDIG JAARBOEK 67, starting from different premises, reaches conclusions broadly similar to those here presented.2. The strike lasted from early March 1984 to March 1985.See Pead, supra note 1. 3.Only 55 to 60 pits were regularly working.NATIONAL COAL BOARD, 1984-85 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 4. 4. Id. at 7. Coal sales were reduced by 64.5 million tonnes to 44 million tonnes. 5.The Costs of Victory, ECONOMIST, Aug. 3, 1985, at 46. 6. Pead, supra note 1, at 1155.Public spending increased by £2.5 billion in 1984-85because of the strike, and by £1.25 billion the following year by reason of its after- effects.The Times (London), Nov. 19, 1985, at 23, col. 3. 7.According to figures released by the Government's chief economic advisor, an estimated total of £5-6 billion is broadly correct.The Times (London), Nov. 19, 1985,
Author: Tony Weir
Language: English
Topic: Legal and Labor Studies
Subfield: Industrial relations
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W296779503