Making Cultures of Solidarity

I recently spoke with a retired miner who described himself as a professional picketer and listed some of the many and varied picket lines he had joined over the years, standing with workers from Cammell Laird, Silentnight, the NHS, and Arriva. This man identified as a political activist, and three decades on this was still propelling him to fight alongside other striking workers. Such solidarities are at the heart of Diarmaid Kelliher’s captivating new book, which explores the history of the solidarity campaign in London during the 1984–85 miners’ strike. The strike of 1984–85 saw many miners, some 150,000 at its peak, engaged in a bitter struggle over the future of their industry and communities. This unparalleled event, which lasted a total of 12 months, continues to provoke academic interest. Much has been written of the support movement among coalfield women, notably through the formation of Women Against Pit Closures

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