Maggie and the miners - were the army at the ready?

Government papers released under the thirty-year rule reveal that MargaretThatcher followed the miners trike with a forensic oversight bordering on obsession- and the military could have also intervened.Sign up for Snowmail, your daily preview of what is on Channel 4 News, sent straight to your inbox, here: http://mailing.channel4.com/public/sn... Missed Channel 4 News? Catch up on the last seven days here: http://www.channel4.com/news/catch-up/ Channel 4 News weather forecast, with Liam Dutton: http://www.channel4.com/weather/ All the latest blog posts from the Channel 4 News on-screen talent: http://blogs.channel4.com/news/

Miners dispute | Arthur Scargill | Roy Lynk | Miners Strike | TV Eye | 1985
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Miners dispute | Arthur Scargill | Roy Lynk | Miners Strike | TV Eye | 1985

The British Bullet So Brutal The Germans Called It A War Crime
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The British Bullet So Brutal The Germans Called It A War Crime

How The 1984 Miners' Strike Changed Britain Forever | VICE
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How The 1984 Miners' Strike Changed Britain Forever | VICE

Miners Strike | Police Tactics | Flying Pickets | Trade Union | TV Eye | 1984
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Miners Strike | Police Tactics | Flying Pickets | Trade Union | TV Eye | 1984

Could the Falklands War Have Been Prevented? | ITN Special (1983)
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Could the Falklands War Have Been Prevented? | ITN Special (1983)

The Future of Coal - TV Eye - Thames TV - 1981
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The Future of Coal - TV Eye - Thames TV - 1981

"Thatcher wanted revenge on the miners" MEMORIES OF THE MINERS STRIKE 1984
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"Thatcher wanted revenge on the miners" MEMORIES OF THE MINERS STRIKE 1984

End of the Miners' Strike | Dramatic News Footage Captures End of Historic Confrontation (1985)
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End of the Miners' Strike | Dramatic News Footage Captures End of Historic Confrontation (1985)

Margaret Thatcher | The Miners Strike | British Economy | TV Eye | 1985
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Margaret Thatcher | The Miners Strike | British Economy | TV Eye | 1985

Alex Jones | The Miners’ Strike 1984: Streic y Glowyr and the Welsh Valleys’ Struggle | S4C
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Alex Jones | The Miners’ Strike 1984: Streic y Glowyr and the Welsh Valleys’ Struggle | S4C

Arthur Scargill interview | Miner's strikes | TV Eye | 1984
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Arthur Scargill interview | Miner's strikes | TV Eye | 1984

Rory Carroll - Killing Thatcher, the IRA’s Brighton Bombing and the war against The Crown
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Rory Carroll - Killing Thatcher, the IRA’s Brighton Bombing and the war against The Crown

When The Berlin Wall Came Tumbling Down (British Military 1993 Documentary) | Forces TV
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When The Berlin Wall Came Tumbling Down (British Military 1993 Documentary) | Forces TV

The British Blackshirts of Oswald Mosley — The British Union of Fascists (BUF)
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The British Blackshirts of Oswald Mosley — The British Union of Fascists (BUF)

Lord Kinnock - The 1984 Miners' Strike and the Death of Industrial Britain
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Lord Kinnock - The 1984 Miners' Strike and the Death of Industrial Britain

Miners REVEAL SECRETS on Police Clashes and Thatcher's Shutdown | Miners' Strike 1984 | Channel 4
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Miners REVEAL SECRETS on Police Clashes and Thatcher's Shutdown | Miners' Strike 1984 | Channel 4

The day Margaret Thatcher resigned - Newsnight archives (1990)
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The day Margaret Thatcher resigned - Newsnight archives (1990)

An Englishman Drinking In Belfast's Most Feared Pubs
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An Englishman Drinking In Belfast's Most Feared Pubs

"Once a scab, always a scab. Thats what they say" MEMORIES OF MINERS STRIKE 1984
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"Once a scab, always a scab. Thats what they say" MEMORIES OF MINERS STRIKE 1984

Hundreds of Scots miners convicted during 80s strikes to be pardoned
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Hundreds of Scots miners convicted during 80s strikes to be pardoned