this week. He said: “The pardon is intended to acknowledge the disproportionate impact arising from miners being prosecuted and convicted during the strike – such as the loss of their job.“ It will also recognise the exceptional circumstances that resulted in former miners suffering hardship and the loss of their good name through their participation in the strike.“It is also vital to acknowledge that many officers involved in policing the strike found it an incredibly difficult time – being rooted in their communities and having family members who were miners.”The move was welcomed by the mineworkers’ union and by Stirling’s MSP, Bruce Crawford, who said : “A great number of local miners from Fallin, and across the Eastern Villages, have.
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