Miners' Strike 40 Years On: 'We Were Robbed of our Futures and Livelihoods'

The year-long miners' strike of 1984-85 was the biggest industrial dispute in post-war Britain. Click here to subscribe to your BBC Scotland channel: http://bit.ly/BBC-Scotland-Subscribe Thousands of miners were locked in a bitter dispute with Margaret Thatcher's government, which supported plans to shut coal pits across the country. Miner Bob Young played a key role in organising strike action in Fife during the dispute. Four decades on, he believes the impact of the mine closures is still being felt. See more from BBC Scotland News here: https://bbc.in/3AUMwvR We’re also on other channels too! X (formerly Twitter):   / bbcscotland   Facebook:   / bbcscotland   Instagram:   / bbcscotland