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An explosive and revelatory account of the 1984 Miners' strike.
The 1984 Miners’ strike was one of the defining moments in modern British history.Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was determined to transform Britain and break the power of the Unions. On March 5, steered by the leader of the NUM, Arthur Scargill, the miners decided to protest the closures and called for industrial action.
Over the next eleven months, Britain would be dragged to the precipice of civil war as violence and resentment spilled out along the picket lines and on the streets. Thatcher was convinced to the end that the government might fall. However, the final defeat of the protest would mark the end of a way of life for hundreds of thousands as Attlee’s vision of a welfare state, trade unions and strong government was replaced by Thatcher’s Britain.
In Marching to the Fault Line leading journalists Francis Beckett and David Hencke have unrivalled access to key government and union players at the heart of the story; they have also uncovered material that the powerful would have liked to remain secret., including ‘dirty tricks’ and secret payments, jaw dropping incompetence, back biting, and double dealing. From Downing Street to the picket lines, this book will reveal the true story behind the strike.
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Explosive revelations by two of Fleet Street's finest will guarantee massive media coverage.,Coincides with the 25th anniversary – the very first history of the 1984 Miners’ strike and how it changed the course of modern British History.,Contains explosive new revelations about leading figures on both sides of the struggle – Margaret Thatcher, Arthur Scargill, Neil Kinnock, Norman Tebbitt-as well as names who would later rise to prominence in New Labour.,‘If you find a reporter who seems to know the score, particularly in an area you know about, cherish him or her. . . If you want investigative journalism that covers Whitehall, never miss David Hencke.’ Andrew Marr, My Trade.
Praise for Marching to the Fault Line
'Superb new book about the tragedy of the miners' strike'
Andrew Gilligan, Evening Standard
Andrew Gilligan, Evening Standard
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Hardback
Royal, 420 pp
Published 26th Feb 2009
ISBN: 9781845296148
Markets: UK & Commonwealth
RRP £18.99
Hardback
Royal, 420 pp
Published 26th Feb 2009
ISBN: 9781845296148
Markets: UK & Commonwealth
RRP £18.99
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"Well researched, full of vital insights and written with a sense of pace that does justice to the tragic drama
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Neil Kinnock
"Intriguing"
First Post
First Post
"A page-turning read that will raise the brows of even the most informed reader"
Good Book Guide
Good Book Guide
"An excellent contribution to any study of the history of industrial and political Britain"
U3A (University of the Third Age)
U3A (University of the Third Age)
"Only the dogmatic partisans of Margaret Thatcher or Arthur Scargill will find serious fault with [this] account of the bitterly divided struggle"
Times Literary Supplement
Times Literary Supplement
"Impressive"
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