The government has initiated a statutory inquiry into the policing events of June 18, 1984, during the miners' strike at Orgreave. This decision follows decades of campaigning by those who believe the miners' strike represents a significant injustice. The inquiry addresses discredited evidence and the subsequent collapse of criminal charges against 95 miners. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper remarked on the ongoing scars from that time, pointing to a legacy that has eroded trust in policing within coalfield communities.
The legacy of Orgreave has been to undermine the wider mining community's confidence in policing for decades.
I think the miners' strike still has deep scars across coalfield communities, and the decisions made at that time...the scars can still be felt across the coalfields.
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