History is made at night

Some great images of 1980s North East (among other places) in the Chris Killip retrospective at the Photographers Gallery There's quite ...

In February 1985 the miners strike in Britain was in its last few weeks. A highly organised state sponsored strike breaking operation was ha...

Technically there was no Durham Miners Gala in 1984 - instead on the day the Gala would normally take place there was a miners strike rally ...

In 1936/37 there was a long and bitter miners’ strike in Nottinghamshire centred on Harworth colliery, sparked by the refusal of mine owners...

I've written here before about music and the 1984/85 miners strike, including putting together a mix which you can find on mixcloud. Bu...

It is now more than 30 years since the 1984-85 miners strike, the last great stand of what had once been seen as the most militant and ...

Effigy of Thatcher at the party in Trafalgar Square last night - the hair made out of Sainsbury's carrier bags (insert joke about gro...

Nostell Priory Music Festival was held near Wakefield in West Yorkshire in 1984, a commercial festival with performances from Van Morriso...

Stefan Szczelkun asked me to put together a selection for his Agit Disco series of mixes of political music. You can read my effort at his...