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HOME SECRETARY Sajid Javid has rejected a proposal from the Bishop of Sheffield to set up an independent panel to investigate what happened to miners during the police riot at Orgreave.
The Rt Rev Dr Peter Wilcox said an investigation into the events of June 18 1984 by an independent panel would “serve the public interest.”
South Yorkshire Police herded thousands of striking miners into a field near Orgreave cokeworks at Rotherham in South Yorkshire as they tried to picket the plant during the miners’ strike.
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
A past confrontation permanently shaped the methods the state will use to protect employers against any claims by their employees, writes MATT WRACK, but unions are readying to face the challenge
