Two local activists write on why this inquiry must deliver the long delayed justice to striking miners demonised and attacked by the police.
Tag: Orgreave
Orgreave Truth & Justice: 40 years on the case for an Inquiry
On the 40th anniversary of Orgreave, the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign have delivered a new report into the day of brutal police violence to the Home Office.
40 Years on, the Public Deserves an Inquiry into Orgreave
40 years on the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign is demanding an inquiry to put an end to the decades of lies and cover-ups. Rally and march with them on Saturday, June 15th.
Orgreave – an inquiry is in the public interest to put the facts in the public domain
"The Tory Government's attempts to sweep malicious and dangerous government and police conduct under the carpet will not make it go away. It is a serious threat to our already declining democracy."
The brutality of Orgreave is still relevant today, it’s shaping our demands on June 18th
"Police brutality of the highest order and the most sustained, vicious police conduct seen in an industrial dispute" - the unmistakable relevance of Orgreave on June 18th.