Coalfield Justice: The 1984-85 Miners' Strike in Scotland

by Jim Phillips

In June 2022, former miners secured through the Scottish Parliament a collective pardon for convictions acquired during the 1984-85 miners' strike. The Miners' Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Act recognised the distinct injustices facing Scottish strikers: twice as likely to be arrested as those in England and Wales and three times as likely to be sacked.
This book analyses the injustices of the strike, and shows how the pardons were won, using...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399536494
• ISBN13: 9781399536493
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"