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Labour leader says remarks about pit closures ‘utterly shameful’ and shows prime minister ‘out of touch’

Spokesman says prime minister ‘recognises pain’ of closures after remark provokes outrage

Labour defence spokesman who helped to move the party away from a policy of unilateral nuclear disarmament in the 80sMartin O’Neill, latterly Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan, was an able Labour politician who as shadow defence...

Theresa May talks big but doesn’t deliver on cleaning up Britain’s polluted citiesTheresa May recognises that air pollution is one of the biggest threats faced by millions of citizens: last November, after a judge ordered...

Taken during the miners’ strike, this picture of the Handy family came to signify the era. But what happened to them? As the last deep mine in Britain closes, Richard Benson finds out

The end of deep mines marks the end of a long era when trade unions played an important role not just in industry but politics tooIt can sound glib to talk about the end of an era...

Earlier this month Maltby colliery in South Yorkshire closed down for good. At the end of a winter that saw 40% of our energy needs met by coal – most of it imported – we witnessed the poignant closing ceremonyNothing...

In this media frenzy surrounding Thatcher's death (Report, 10 April), we feel it has been forgotten that after the 1984-85 miners' strike, she started to close coalmines on a grand scale...

The tabloids hailed Greatrex a hero for his strike-breaking in 84-85. They're being much quieter about his conviction for theftA few days ago, a miners' union leader was convicted of stealing nearly £150,000 from a union...

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 25 March 1925The bill which proposes to make summer time a permanent institution came before Standing Committee C of the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. E. H. Turton...