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Remember the rail strike 30 years ago won too
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National Union Of Railwaymen President Jimmy Knapp
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“THE biggest Rail Strike since 1989.” That’s the headline on ITV News, the Express, Sky News and more. The Guardian and Mirror went with variations like “The biggest rail strike in 30 years” for their headlines.
“The biggest rail strike since 1989” has also spread internationally: it’s the Reuters headline and is being used for top US, Indian, French and other newspapers reporting on Britain.
But not one of these media outlets seem to have said what happened in 1989, in the rail strike they keep highlighting.
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