Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike" in English language version.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)In 1984 this tradition derived not from 1926, but from more recent unofficial disputes of 1969, 1970 and to some extent 1981. As the evidence in Chapter 5 shows, the reaction in many parts of the Nottingham Area of the NUM to the 1984–85 strike was the same as it had been to the unofficial disputes of the past; they were seen as being unconstitutional and unauthorised.
The BBC documentary also interviews former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, who tells how not backing calls for an early national ballot of miners was the "greatest regret of my whole life".
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)In 1984 this tradition derived not from 1926, but from more recent unofficial disputes of 1969, 1970 and to some extent 1981. As the evidence in Chapter 5 shows, the reaction in many parts of the Nottingham Area of the NUM to the 1984–85 strike was the same as it had been to the unofficial disputes of the past; they were seen as being unconstitutional and unauthorised.
The BBC documentary also interviews former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, who tells how not backing calls for an early national ballot of miners was the "greatest regret of my whole life".