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Thatcher almost sent troops to quell 1984 miners’ strike

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 05, 2014 | 2:32 am Energy Europe Coal 

[caption id="attachment_766034" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Miners' strike rally in London, 1984.[/caption] UK former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher contemplated declaring a state of emergency and call in troops to move coal at the height of the miners’ dispute in 1984, government papers,...

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