How Margaret Thatcher Used Police Power to Break the Miners Strike

Margaret Thatcher & The Falklands (Part 5/6) For too long, Britain’s communities had been indulging in a weird fetish for digging burnt toast out the ground whilst blacked up- so having defeated the Argies, Thatcher has a new target in her sights The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fintaylor Chapters: 00:00 This lady’s not for cumming 03:59 What is coal? 09:39 The Miners 12:43 The Battle of Orgreave 15:56 Scargill, Thatcher in blackface 20:28 History of coal 23:43 Paddy McGee 27:53 Aftermath of the bomb 31:34 Arming the Khmer Rouge 35:04 Opening the bottle of Pinochet 37:10 The Queen Vs Thatcher 41:16 Apartheid 43:13 The Big Bang 47:06 2008 Finance crisis