Kumpel, Kohle und Krawall : Miners' Strike und Rheinhausen als Aufruhr in der Montanregion

Gregory, o' my word, we'll not carry coals. GREGORY: No, for then we should be colliers. S.: I mean, an we be in choler, we'll draw. G.: Ay, while you live, draw your neck out o' the collar. S.: I strike quickly, being moved. G.: But thou art not quickly moved to strike. The 1984-85 miners'strike shapes the way British politics and society function until today. It was a crunch time for British democracy, the welfare-state and the rule of law. Who were the villains and who the victims? The answer lies in a fresh look at localized violence during the strike: What happened at the pit-gates in the North-East of England was far more relevant than the papers in London knew. Here, workers, their wives and families together with activists from the Labour movement shaped a new culture of protest and resistance. They fashioned a narrative about the North of England and the miners'strike which fascinates until today. Here is the full story of how they did it! ***Angaben zur beteiligten Person Hordt: Dr. Arne Hordt ist Referent in der Landesregierung Nordrhein-Westfalen