Miners Strike

Reading the Labour Party: book recommendations by and for socialists

How can we explain what has happened in the Labour Party? We asked eight Counterfire authors to tell us about the books that have helped them to understand what the Labour Party is and how socialists should engage with it
Thatcher, the miners and why you should never believe a Tory promise

Just like his idol Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson is lying through his teeth, argues John Westmoreland
The dawn of Thatcherism, 40 years on

When economic liberalism fused with social conservatism: Tom Whittaker looks at the origins, impacts and legacy of Thatcher's politics, four decades on
Justice Denied: Friends, Foes and the Miners' Strike - book review

The Miners’ Strike was a major class defeat, but as the essays in Justice Denied show, it is also a beacon for the collective values that persist, argues Sofie Mason
Poll Tax 1990: the revolt that sank Thatcher - video

Tom Whittaker gives a sharp introduction on how Thatcher was toppled and what lessons activists today can learn in kicking the Tories out
The many crises of the British state

The British state is enveloped in crisis more than at any point for 30 years. One more push could topple this government, argues Chris Bambery
Every revolution needs some smashing plates

A 1985 Exhibition of Soviet Design came to London and showed Mark Perryman the real meaning of revolution
Reform, Revolution and Direct Action amongst British Miners - book review

The Russian Revolution and World War I led to a surge in workers’ struggles in Britain, as an important new history of the miners’ strikes of 1919 shows, finds Lindsey German
18 June 1984: remembering Orgreave

As the government announces that there will be no inquiry in to the tragic events at Orgreave, Sheena Moore takes a look back at what happened
Durham Miners Gala: an inspiring day

As the coup from the Labour right is launched, the Labour movement vehemently backs Jeremy Corbyn, writes Chris Nineham
Celebrating the Miners Strike through film: 'Miners’ Hymns' and 'DS30'

Mike Quille reviews two new films: Miners’ Hymns which is out on DVD, and a new film called DS30, which will be shown in Durham a few days before the Miners Gala
Rock against what?

Mark Perryman welcomes the release of the Orgreave Justice Double CD of rebel music, old and new
Video: Counterfire visit the Durham Miners' Gala 2012

Interviews from the The Durham Miners' Gala 2012 - featuring a striking Spanish miner and PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka

Miners Strike

Miners Strike

Reading the Labour Party: book recommendations by and for socialists

How can we explain what has happened in the Labour Party? We asked eight Counterfire authors to tell us about the books that have helped them to understand what the Labour Party is and how socialists should engage with it

Thatcher, the miners and why you should never believe a Tory promise

Just like his idol Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson is lying through his teeth, argues John Westmoreland

The dawn of Thatcherism, 40 years on

When economic liberalism fused with social conservatism: Tom Whittaker looks at the origins, impacts and legacy of Thatcher's politics, four decades on

Justice Denied: Friends, Foes and the Miners' Strike - book review

The Miners’ Strike was a major class defeat, but as the essays in Justice Denied show, it is also a beacon for the collective values that persist, argues Sofie Mason

Poll Tax 1990: the revolt that sank Thatcher - video

Tom Whittaker gives a sharp introduction on how Thatcher was toppled and what lessons activists today can learn in kicking the Tories out

The many crises of the British state

The British state is enveloped in crisis more than at any point for 30 years. One more push could topple this government, argues Chris Bambery

Every revolution needs some smashing plates

A 1985 Exhibition of Soviet Design came to London and showed Mark Perryman the real meaning of revolution

Reform, Revolution and Direct Action amongst British Miners - book review

The Russian Revolution and World War I led to a surge in workers’ struggles in Britain, as an important new history of the miners’ strikes of 1919 shows, finds Lindsey German

18 June 1984: remembering Orgreave

As the government announces that there will be no inquiry in to the tragic events at Orgreave, Sheena Moore takes a look back at what happened

Durham Miners Gala: an inspiring day

As the coup from the Labour right is launched, the Labour movement vehemently backs Jeremy Corbyn, writes Chris Nineham

Celebrating the Miners Strike through film: 'Miners’ Hymns' and 'DS30'

Mike Quille reviews two new films: Miners’ Hymns which is out on DVD, and a new film called DS30, which will be shown in Durham a few days before the Miners Gala

Rock against what?

Mark Perryman welcomes the release of the Orgreave Justice Double CD of rebel music, old and new

Video: Counterfire visit the Durham Miners' Gala 2012

Interviews from the The Durham Miners' Gala 2012 - featuring a striking Spanish miner and PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka

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Miners Strike

Miners Strike

How can we explain what has happened in the Labour Party? We asked eight Counterfire authors to tell us about the books that have helped them to understand what the Labour Party is and how socialists should engage with it

Just like his idol Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson is lying through his teeth, argues John Westmoreland

When economic liberalism fused with social conservatism: Tom Whittaker looks at the origins, impacts and legacy of Thatcher's politics, four decades on

The Miners’ Strike was a major class defeat, but as the essays in Justice Denied show, it is also a beacon for the collective values that persist, argues Sofie Mason

Tom Whittaker gives a sharp introduction on how Thatcher was toppled and what lessons activists today can learn in kicking the Tories out

The British state is enveloped in crisis more than at any point for 30 years. One more push could topple this government, argues Chris Bambery

A 1985 Exhibition of Soviet Design came to London and showed Mark Perryman the real meaning of revolution

The Russian Revolution and World War I led to a surge in workers’ struggles in Britain, as an important new history of the miners’ strikes of 1919 shows, finds Lindsey German

As the government announces that there will be no inquiry in to the tragic events at Orgreave, Sheena Moore takes a look back at what happened

As the coup from the Labour right is launched, the Labour movement vehemently backs Jeremy Corbyn, writes Chris Nineham

Mike Quille reviews two new films: Miners’ Hymns which is out on DVD, and a new film called DS30, which will be shown in Durham a few days before the Miners Gala

Mark Perryman welcomes the release of the Orgreave Justice Double CD of rebel music, old and new

Interviews from the The Durham Miners' Gala 2012 - featuring a striking Spanish miner and PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka