Sentences with phrase «miners during their strike»

Set in the summer of 1984, with Margaret Thatcher in power, we watch on as the gay community — led predominantly by the impassioned Mark (Ben Schnetzer), offer their support to the miners during their strike, to join forces against the common enemy.

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He served in Durham during the miners» strike in the 1980s and often joined them on marches.

The article consisted of accounts of meetings between Viktor Popov, the Soviet ambassador, and Kinnock during the miners» strike and cruise missile controversy.

During the miners» strike, at the first show I went up to the coalfields there's some old geezer called Jock Purdon who must have been in his mid-70s who's on the bill with me.

It would have been good practice for the BBC to say during events where they were quoting the CBI (say during elections, Miners Strike etc) that the BBC were members.

Current Conservative ministers should also respond to Labour's call for an inquiry into claims that South Yorkshire Police manipulated evidence during the miners» strike.

The legendary Nottingham Forest manager stood on many picket lines during the miners» strike and donated regularly to trade unions.

Another said: «Richard is a to - the - manor - born MP who was four - years - old during the miners» strike.

Speaker John Bercow faces a tricky Thatcher ruling after Dennis Skinner pointed out that official documents prove she lied to MPs for a year during the miners» strike of 1984 - 85.

Dennis Skinner, who sits on the committee, compared the 172 Labour MPs who backed a no confidence motion in Mr Corbyn to the Union of Democratic Mineworkers (UDM), who he said supported Margaret Thatcher during the miners» strike of the Eighties.

The Dukeries coalfields were not historically a bastion of great Labour strength, and they were part of the breakaway Union of Democratic Mineworkers during the 1985 Miners strike.

Civil servant who served under Harold Wilson and Edward Heath, and advised Margaret Thatcher during the 1984 miners» strike

New Conservative party chairman Patrick McLoughlin was a miner during the 1980s strike.

The miners who didn't strike it rich during the Gold Rush were too busy chasing gingham skirts around the saloon to dig for gold.

The history of the world is rich with stories of diverse groups of people coming together in the face of adversity, but one such joining of forces that hasn't been well - covered in film is that of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners campaign, wherein a group of lesbian and gay activists sought to raise money in order to help those making a stand during the UK miners» strike ofMiners campaign, wherein a group of lesbian and gay activists sought to raise money in order to help those making a stand during the UK miners» strike ofminers» strike of 1984.

In 2014, he appeared in a featured role in the Golden Globe - nominated film Pride, about a gay - rights group that raises money to support British miners striking during the Thatcher era.

The film deals with a group of lesbian and gay activists who allied themselves with the coal miners during a British strike in 1984.

With the miners striking, HIV AIDS in its early stages of spreading and the gay and lesbian community more rightfully prominent in their stature and awareness, a group of UK gay campaigners in 1984 get together to help miners during their extensive strike of the National Union of Mineworkers.

Among his best - known works are Acid Brass (1997), which fused traditional brass - band music with acid house, and The Battle of Orgreave (2001), a filmed re-enactment of the notorious conflict between miners and the police during the 1984 — 5 miners» strike.

Deller is known for his Battle of Orgreave (2001), a reenactment of the actual Battle of Orgreave which occurred during the UK miners» strike in 1984.

One of his most well - known works, a re-creation of a battle between pickets and police during the miner's strike in the north of England in 1984, was subsequently made into a documentary by Mike Figgis called The Battle of Orgreave and was broadcast internationally.

The artist is best known for The Battle of Orgreave in 2001, where Deller organised a public reenactment of a riot that took place during the 1984 - 85 UK miner's strike.

One of his most famous pieces was a re-staging of one of the most violence clashes during the 1984 Miners» Strike.