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South Yorkshire Police was accused yesterday of ordering the removal of the banner of the Orgeave Truth and Justice Campaign when it was raised at Barnsley Football Club on Saturday.
As reported in the Star on Tuesday, Barnsley FC fans marking the 30th anniversary of the start of the 1984-85 miners' strike took the banner to Barnsley's home game against Nottingham Forest.
Soon after the banner was raised Barnsley FC stewards moved in, ordering fans to take it down.
The Met Police's refusal to act against British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza is a green light for Israel's genocide, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
KIM JOHNSON MP places the campaign in the context of the history of the working-class battles of the 1980s, and explains why, just like Orgreave and the Shrewsbury Pickets before it, justice today is so important for the struggles of tomorrow
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