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THE real stars behind miners’ strike film Pride have been called back into action to help save Britain’s last three deep pits from closure.
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will stage a march on Saturday January 31 in a bid to secure the survival of the Kellingley, Thoresby and Hatfield collieries.
And members of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) are busy polishing their marching shoes — 30 years after they first united with miners to fight Thatcher’s coal closures.
MIKE QUILLE applauds an excellent example of cultural democracy: making artworks which are a relevant, integral part of working-class lives
The Home Secretary’s recent letter suggests the Labour government may finally deliver on its nine-year manifesto commitment, writes KATE FLANNERY, but we must move quickly: as recently as 2024 Northumbria police destroyed miners’ strike documents
The historic heartland of anti-fascist resistance and mining militancy now faces a new battle — stopping Nigel Farage. ANDREW MURRAY meets ex-Labour MP Beth Winter and former Plaid leader Leanne Wood, the two socialists leading the resistance