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The Battle of Orgreave was a violent confrontation on 18 June 1984 between pickets and officers of the South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and other police forces, including the Metropolitan Police, at a British Steel Corporation (BSC) coking plant at Orgreave, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
The Battle of Orgreave. In June 1984, striking coal miners from across Britain descended on South Yorkshire’s Orgreave coking plant in an attempt to disrupt deliveries and were met with force...
Jun 12, 2015 · The "Battle of Orgreave" was one of the most violent clashes of the 1984-5 miners' strike, but what was its significance?
Oct 10, 2016 · A report on the violent clash between police and striking miners at Orgreave in 1984, and the ongoing campaign for an inquiry into the allegations of police brutality and misconduct. Hear from former miners and officers who witnessed or participated in the "Battle of Orgreave".
Jun 12, 2015 · Monday 18 June 1984 was the most violent day of the year-long miners' strike. Thousands of pickets met huge lines of police - who were brought in from all around the country - outside the...
The Battle of Orgreave, 2001 "In 1998 I saw an advert for an open commission for Artangel. For years I had had this idea to re-enact this confrontation that I had witnessed as a young person on TV, of striking miners being chased up a hill and pursued through a village.
Aug 19, 2013 · A documentary by Mike Figgis about Jeremy Deller's reenactment of the Battle of Orgreave, a crucial set-piece confrontation that took place during the Great Miners' Strike of 1984-5.
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- Jonny Jones
