Tell us lies about the miners - Dave Douglass

An angry study of the UK media campaign of distortion and lies against miners during the great strike of 1984-5, written by one of the participants.

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Submitted by Steven. on January 16, 2013

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Norman Young

9 years 8 months ago

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Submitted by Norman Young on July 15, 2014

Did you seriously expect the State-controlled media to tell you the truth about any workers dispute?

Steven.

9 years 8 months ago

In reply to by libcom.org

Submitted by Steven. on July 15, 2014

Norman Young

Did you seriously expect the State-controlled media to tell you the truth about any workers dispute?

Who is the "you" you are referring to here?

Knowing a bit about the author, I would think that he would expect the state or privately owned media to lie. However, that doesn't mean it's not worth putting together evidence exposing the lies, especially as many people (most?) generally believe what the press says.