If the half-life of uranium-235 is 700 million . Mining villages opened in Lancashire, Yorkshire, South Wales, Northumberland and Durham. However, was it really right that almost an entire industry was completely obliterated, with nothing to replace it in so many places? In 1870, The Cornish Telegraph published A Miners Song. After subsequent government cuts, the mining community began to protest their treatment throughout the 1970s. An alternative source of miners solidarity derived from the communities they lived in. On the 9th January 1972, miners from all over Britain came out on strike. When another miners' strike began in 1974, Mr Heath called a snap general election hoping to rally public support against the miners. Get 6 issues for 19.99 and receive a 10 gift card* PLUS free access to HistoryExtra.com, Save 70% on the shop price when you subscribe today - Get 13 issues for just $49.99 + FREE access to HistoryExtra.com, Your guide to the miners strike of 198485, The 1888 Matchgirls strike: how a group of East End women changed British labour history. They generally married young and had many of children. A greater number of miners came out on strike in Scotland, Yorkshire (where the strike had started following the closure of Cortonwood Colliery), North East England and South Wales. I durst now say anything. After 1945, Britain entered a period of economic hardship. This is a British social realism film due to its realistic depiction of British people. On the inland plateau there were mining communities around the steel town of Consett in the north-west and Durham City in the centre. "But I think much more could have been obtained with a more determined and militant approach," he continued. Youve accepted all cookies. [CDATA[// >