The Enemy Within: The Secret War Against the Miners - Softcover

Milne, Seumas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781683425 ISBN 13: 9781781683422

Publisher: Verso May, 2014

Synopsis

Margaret Thatcher branded the leaders of the 1984-85 miners' strike 'the enemy within.' In this classic account, Seumas Milne reveals the astonishing lengths to which her government and its intelligence machine were prepared to go to destroy the power of Britain's miners union. In this 30th anniversary edition new material brings the story up to date with further revelations about the secret war against organized labour and political dissent, and the devastating price paid for the Thatcher administrations onslaught by communities across Britain.

About this title

Review:

The definitive account of the strike - the best book on the Thatcher era. --Naomi Klein

A terrifying, frightening indictment of the British establishment. --Owen Jones

The most important exposé of contemporary political Britain I have read. --John Pilger

About the Author:

Seumas Milne is a columnist and Associate Editor on the Guardian and the paper's former Comment Editor. He was previously the Guardian's Labour Editor and a staff journalist on the Economist. He is the author of The Enemy Within and co-author of Beyond the Casino Economy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Verso May
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1781683425
• ISBN 13: 9781781683422
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 472