Hello Malcolm your not wrong in saying the strike was illegal there should of been notification given that the Miners were going on strike (I can't remember exactly how long that was at the time) there was disruption however I'm from a different part of the country and the neighbours/people where I live were prepared to put up with the inconvenience, we weren't a hundred percent behind them we simply hoped a solution could be found which would be satisfactory for both sides instead there was fighting/violence a recent video on television showing Police with truncheons completly losing it hitting Miners not once or twice but to seriously injure them I don't think for one minute Police Officers belong in the Police force who "Completly Lose It" they should be routed out so in my opinion for what it's worth those Police Officers (clearly identifiable from the videos) should be brought to justice it's thirty two years ago if they aren't brought to justice now they'll get away with it I want to live in a country where we have good Police officers I live in South Wales the Rhondda Valleys haven't got over the loss of the end of Coal no real investment has been put into the Rhondda there is high unemployment it's a case of Dole replacing Coal and now Drug taking areas.
