A new bill to pardon miners convicted of offences relating to the strike action in the 1980s has been published by the Scottish government.
The Miners' Strike Bill follows an independent review into the impact of policing on Scottish communities during the strike. "This new draft legislation will go some way to aid reconciliation - and to help heal wounds within Scotland's mining communities," he said. "I am determined to make swift progress on this matter, given the passage of time since 1984-85, which is why we have acted quickly to bring forward and publish this landmark new bill."However, former miner George Purcell, who was arrested at Bilston Glen Colliery in Midlothian during the strike, said the new legislation was a "token gesture".
About time, they were striking for the right to keep their jobs.
The Scottish government over turning English enforced law. Good. Westminster unionists have no place interfering with Scots law.
Bit late as dozens of my fellow Miners at Polmaise Colliery lost their jobs and pension for being convicted