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For a year in the 1980s Arthur Scargill and Magaret Thatcher were on opposite sides of a conflict that decided some of the most important questions in contemporary Britain--yet they never met in person. The British miners' strike of 1984-85 was central to the process of bringing traditional British politics to an end, including the end of the class war, the creation of New Labour, and the wrecking of the Conservative party. This book explores the ways in which small decisions, accidents, delays, mistakes, and premature deaths all played their part in bringing British politics to its present condition.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
For a year in the 1980s Arthur Scargill and Magaret Thatcher were on opposite sides of a conflict that decided some of the most important questions in contemporary Britain--yet they never met in person. The British miners' strike of 1984-85 was central to the process of bringing traditional British politics to an end, including the end of the class war, the creation of New Labour, and the wrecking of the Conservative party. This book explores the ways in which small decisions, accidents, delays, mistakes, and premature deaths all played their part in bringing British politics to its present condition.
Autorenporträt
Patrick Hannan was the BBC's Welsh political correspondent for 13 years. He is the author of 2001: A Year In Wales, Wales Off Message, and The Welsh Illusion.