The Battle of Orgreave

http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/6814

Publisher:  Committee for a Workers' International
Date Written:  11/06/2014
Year Published:  2014  
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX16462

The Battle of Orgreave on 18 June, 1984, saw the establishment carry out a mighty state-organised riot, a conspiracy to trap striking miners and unleash brutality on a scale never experienced before in an industrial dispute in Britain.

Subject Headings

• Police Violence
• State-sponsored Violence
• Strikes