Sunday, January 03, 2010

Tonypandy riots and the Welsh miners' strike of 1910


So this year marks the centenary of this important slice of industrial history.
A time when Churchill deployed troops to the Welsh coalfield and miners and their wives were attacked at the point of the bayonet.
Tonypandy riots wiki.
More on the Cambrian combine strike here. Also more on this series of events here.