2014 sees a variety of events to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the miners strike in the UK. It’s particularly pleasing to see how a number are looking at the role of the support group Lesbians and Gay Men Support … Continue reading →
The ‘Pits and Perverts” concert was a benefit gig organised by the London Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners group. No one is quite sure where the title came from: originally thought to derive from a newspaper headline it now … Continue reading →
In 1984 the UK’s National Union of Mineworkers began a nation-wide strike in protest at planned coal mine closures around the country. The Thatcher government responded with measures that were not only tough but frequently brutal and often illegal. The … Continue reading →