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Originally Posted by Claymores

Yup - Think of Thatcher starving the coal miners' families into submission and effectively closing the deep mining industry in the UK

Thatcher didnt starve anyone, the miners went on strike because they didnt want to see their industry slimmed down to be competitive.

She didnt close any mines, due to the number of strikes in the UK industry other industries started buying in cheaper, though inferior in quality, stocks of coal from abroad. No market = no requirement for UK coal means no need for a labour force in the coal mining industry.