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Lessons of the Featherstone Massacre, 130 years on
JON TRICKETT MP on how the miners' dispute and brutal state response that killed two men on September 7 1893 shows a state using force to protect profits over workers' livelihoods
The featherstone pit, one of the hotbeds of the 1893 industrial dispute, the largest that Britain had experienced

ONE hundred and thirty years ago today, on September 7 1893, a harrowing chapter in our history unfolded.

It’s a date etched into the memory of Featherstone, in my constituency. 

The story of the Featherstone Massacre has resonated through the years and sheds light on the relentless battle of working-class people for their rights and for equality.

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