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We won’t rest until there is justice over Orgreave
We need an inquiry into police brutality against striking miners at Orgreave to establish the truth and enable our communities to have closure, says KATE FLANNERY
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THE Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC) was set up in 2012 to press for a public inquiry into what happened at Orgreave on June 18 1984 during the year-long miners’ strike against pit closures.
On that day the miners were ushered into a field near the Orgreave coking plant outside Rotherham in South Yorkshire by police.
It was a change from the normal practice of blocking access routes and turning miners away from picketing.
The pre-planned, ruthless violence used by the police against the miners, the subsequent arrests of 95 miners on fallacious charges, evidence of police fabricating evidence and lying under oath in court, alleged cover-ups and the courageous Hillsborough campaign were all reasons to establish the OTJC.
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The Home Secretary’s recent letter suggests the Labour government may finally deliver on its nine-year manifesto commitment, writes KATE FLANNERY, but we must move quickly: as recently as 2024 Northumbria police destroyed miners’ strike documents
On the 41st anniversary of the police riot at Orgreave on June 18, the Home Secretary is considering the next steps for setting up a full inquiry, reports the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign
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The Home Secretary’s recent letter suggests the Labour government may finally deliver on its nine-year manifesto commitment, writes KATE FLANNERY, but we must move quickly: as recently as 2024 Northumbria police destroyed miners’ strike documents
