1.0Bristol Radical History Grouphttps://www.brh.org.uk/siterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9eBKa2qfJ7"><a href="https://www.brh.org.uk/site/pamphleteer/coal-not-dole/">Coal Not Dole</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.brh.org.uk/site/pamphleteer/coal-not-dole/embed/#?secret=9eBKa2qfJ7" width="600" height="338" title="“Coal Not Dole” — Bristol Radical History Group" data-secret="9eBKa2qfJ7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.brh.org.uk/site/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.brh.org.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/70_Coal-Not-Dole_covers_FRONT.jpg7071000In 1984, the Tory government was determined to close the coal-producing industry and replace it with imports and with gas from the North Sea, whatever the costs. This was no green revolution. The National Union of Mineworkers was equally determined to resist. If a local pit went, there was nothing else except the dole. A […]