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Maggie defeats the unions - Coggle Diagram
Maggie defeats the unions
causes
poltical
end of subsidies for coal pits
end thatcher
economic
coal pits becoming unprofitable
£20 per tone
fear of unempoyment
community impact
media response
rightwing media portrayed scargill as a coward and attempted to portray him as a nazi
praising the police
reported that miners attacked the police first at orgreave
leadership issues. scargill, kinnock
scargill
alinated the moderates
other unions refuse to participate
refuses to hold a ballot
nottingham miners refused to strike
holds strike in spring
receives money from gaddafi
kinnock
condemned violence
sympathetic to the cause
aggressive strikers
concrete block murder
economic shifts by the 80s
deindustrialisation
modern advancements leads to reduction in reliance on coal. on the decline since the 20s
coal no longer vital
north sea oil
nuclear power
thatchers actions
appoints ian mcgregor as leader of the coal board
increased powers to fire people to the NCB
stockpiled coal before
police
heavily armed
moved around to prevent loyalty
politicalized
employment acts
required ballots for stikes
end of closed shops
criminalised strike actions taken by the NUM
block soviet aid to miners