The year-long miners' strike of 1984 remains a pivotal point in the UK's industrial history. The bitterness of the struggle still lingers even today, but now the Scottish Government is expected to announce that miners who were convicted of offences will be pardoned. Here's our Special Correspondent Bernard Ponsonby. | STV News

On this day in 1984 miners at Cortonwood Colliery walked out. So began a national wave of action which saw the National Union of Mineworkers take on Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government. A year later and their defeat heralded a seismic shift in British politics. Thatcher's legacy can still be seen today, with Britain's labour market increasingly defined by low pay and the country experiencing levels of inequality not seen for a century. | Novara Media

29K views · 134 reactions | A documentary about the 1984/85 miners strike. Made in partnership with Northern Stage, Woodhorn Museum and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. | My Life Productions | Facebook