Home Secretary scraps plans for 'pointless' public inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave amid fears it would cost millions and last for years
It was claimed that South Yorkshire police orchestrated violence between officers and miners at the Orgreave coking plant in 1984 and falsified evidence against pickets. Mail.
It would not have been possible to have spent a single, worthwhile penny on such an enquiry. The Police were immaculately restrained and were charged by leftist thugs, criminals and rent-a-mob. I was there - just three quarters of a mile from my own back door and witnessed the appalling behaviour of one side and the discipline of HM's Finest on the other.
Of course, left wing 'legend' will tell you a very different story!
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