Striking miners were assaulted by the police at Orgreave in 1984, framed and falsely arrested. The perpetuation of the false narrative implies it was an equal battleThe Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign welcomes a positive article about British industry (British industry isn’t dead. On 18 June 1984 striking miners were brutally assaulted by the police at Orgreave, framed and falsely arrested. Ninety-five of the arrested miners had the threat of long-term prison sentences hanging over them for nearly a year. The statement that the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre “chose the land at Orgreave because it was plentiful and cheap” also deserves more analysis.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2017 19:19 UTC