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Asked whether his position was stronger than that of Mr Scargill before the 1984-5 miners' strike, Mr Hayes replied: "Yes. I think in terms of the impact of the Royal Mail on the economy, it's stronger.

The Royal Mail views this as make or break for modernising the service, he says, and many believe that not since the miners' strike of 1984-1985 have employer and employee dug in so deeply. The document, dated 24 September 2009 and marked "In...

Prof Andrew said documents also showed MI5 was under pressure from Margaret Thatcher to help her in industrial disputes, such as the miners' strike. According to the book, the prime minister wanted agents to identify all union "wreckers"

During the miners' strike, Mrs Thatcher was passed detailed information about union strategy based on warrants to watch specified subversives, and devoured MI5's Box 500 reports. Wise move? Looking...

And finally, Lord Kinnock gave his opinion on the miners' strike. Lord Kinnock said the miners had been "led...

After a failed attempt to track down Arthur Scargill last week, reporter Nicholas Jones eventually heard from the miners union leader when he spoke at a rally in London - 25 years after the miners strike spread throughout the UK. "He...

Former head of the National Union of Mineworkers Arthur Scargill has reappeared at a rally in London, 25 years after the dispute that led to the miners' strike went national. Nicholas Jones, who covered the strike for the BBC, returned to Conway Hall in Red Lion Square in London - the scene many...

Twenty five years after the miners' strike, one of south Wales' biggest producers of coal has shed its industrial past for one of a leisure complex.

With the winter of 1984 biting, and a solution to the Miners' Strike no nearer, Panorama spent 10 days filming exclusively with the police and the striking miners themselves in South Yorkshire. You can watch an abridged version of that December 1984 film here.