1984 Miners’ Strike: The Iron Heel of State Repression and Working-Class Defiance Growing up, I was fortunate to live near the fabled site of the Battle of Hatfield Chase in 633, one of the most decisive clashes in Saxon England. The local tales of the Northumbrian King Edwin’s fateful stand against the Gwynedd-Mercian alliance captivated … Continue reading The Miners Strike: ‘The Battle of Hatfield Main’ 1984-85