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A former miner who spent his 21st birthday on a picket line will talk to students today about lessons they can learn from the 1984/85 strike.
Mel Hepworth was invited to lecture at Royal Holloway University Labour club after setting up a Facebook page to mark the forthcoming 30th anniversary of the dispute.
He said the page, which has attracted support from 15,000 people in just four weeks, has helped forge a "connection" between generations.
A lifelong communist and community organiser, Pinder helped shape anti-racist and anti-colonial activism in Britain while dedicating himself to youth work and collective struggle, writes David Horsley
MIKE QUILLE applauds an excellent example of cultural democracy: making artworks which are a relevant, integral part of working-class lives
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
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025