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1984 in Great Britain
Explore 338 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1984.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1984
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January
Ordnance Factories and Military Services Bill
Takes part in Commons proceedings on the Ordnance Factories and Military Services Bill.
Cruise Missile Policy
Defends Government cruise-missile policy during Commons questioning.
Strike
The NUM bans overtime
February
Visit to Hungary
Thatcher visits Hungary, 1st Warsaw country visited as PM
Burial
Attends Andropovs funeral in the USSR
Meeting with Konstantin Chernenko
Margaret Thatcher meets Konstantin Chernenko
March
Cortonwood Closure Announcement
The Coal Board announced plans affecting Cortonwood Colliery and triggered protests among Yorkshire miners.
Cortonwood Closure Conflict
The accelerated closure of Cortonwood Colliery helped trigger the nationwide miners dispute.
NCB Cortonwood Decision
Plans to close Cortonwood Colliery became an immediate cause of the 1984 miners strike.
Strike
The NCB announce closure of Cortonwood in Yorkshire sparking off the Miners Strike
Strike
Miners strike in South Yorkshire and some Scottish pits
Strike
The National Coal Board announces plans to cut coal output by 4 million tons to stem annual loss of $340 million a year. National Union of Mineworkers say this will mean closing 20 pits and loss of 20,000 jobs
About Face
Dave Gilmour releases his second solo album, "About Face", co-written with Pete Townshend
About Face
Dave Gilmour releases his second solo album, "About Face", co-written with Pete Townshend
Defence Estimates
Answers a parliamentary question concerning the Statement on the Defence Estimates.
Strike
Cortonwood colliery strikes over closure plans
Yorkshire NUM Walkouts
Yorkshire miners began industrial action in response to proposed closures of local pits.
Coal Output Reduction
The Board proposed reducing annual coal output by about four million tonnes amid plans for colliery closures.
MacGregor Announces Output Cuts
The Coal Board proposed cutting output and closing pits it regarded as uneconomic.
Miners' Strike
Faces the start of the national miners' strike.
NCB Closure Opposition
Arthur Scargill publicly opposed the Board's proposed reduction in coal output and mine closures.
NCB Production Cuts
Coal Board management proposed a reduction in production capacity and closure of high cost pits.
Pit Closures
Has a meeting with the NUM & announces there will be 20 pit closures
Scottish NUM Action
Scottish miners joined industrial action during the initial spread of the national coal dispute.
Strike
Miners strike in South Yorkshire and some Scottish pits
Strike
The National Coal Board announces plans to cut coal output by 4 million tons to stem annual loss of $340 million a year. National Union of Mineworkers say this will mean closing 20 pits and loss of 20,000 jobs
Twenty Colliery Closures
The proposed closure of roughly twenty mines prompted miners to mobilise against extensive job losses.
NUM Executive Endorses Strike
The NUM national executive supported action in areas already on strike as the dispute broadened.
Strike
The NUM executive backs nationwide strikes
Strike
The NUM National Executive supports Yorkshire & Scotland without a national ballot
Strike
Durham and Kent coalfields join the strike
Coal Stocks Assessment
The government and National Coal Board emphasised large coal reserves as industrial action spread across coalfields.
Coal Strike Begins
The Coal Board faced widespread stoppages as the strike moved beyond individual Yorkshire pits.
MacGregor Faces Miners Strike
Nationwide industrial action challenged the chairmans restructuring plans in March 1984.
Ministry of Defence Organisation
Makes and defends proposals concerning organisation of the Ministry of Defence.
NCB Stockpile Position
The Board cited coal stocks at mines and power stations as part of its assessment of the strike.
Nottinghamshire Flying Pickets
Pickets from other coalfields travelled to working Nottinghamshire collieries hoping to persuade miners to stop work.
NUM Strike Without National Ballot
The union supported area based strike action without conducting a single national vote of all members.
Strike
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) chief Arthur Scargill unites various strikes into nationwide industrial action, without a ballot
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