criminal convictions during the bitter strike of the 80s are set to be pardoned.An independent review established by the Scottish Government has proposed the move, which would also cover miners who have since died.The review team, chaired by John Scott QC, reported that most of the miners’ actions were unlikely to lead to prosecution today and said those affected believed they were punished in a “grossly excessive manner”.The report concluded: “It is hard to disagree.”The year-long nationwide strike began in 1984 following a dispute between the miners’ trade union and the state-run National Coal Board over planned colliery closures.Opposition was led by prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s Tory government in a bid to break the power of the.
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