It's been 40 years since these photos were captured
Liverpools Day of Action. On budget day, a one-day general strike where 50,000 marched on the Town Hall to support the councils stand against the Tory government. The massed protestors in Castle Street. March 29, 1984Photos captured 40 years ago show the day Liverpool came to a halt and 50,000 gathered in the city.
It's now been four decades since the miners' strikes began - considered by many to be the most bitter industrial dispute in British history. The major industrial action, which saw miners from across England, Scotland and Wales hold out for almost a year in response to pit closures by Margaret Thatcher’s government, started in Yorkshire in earlyThis week, the ECHO has taken a look back at the strikes and how they impacted those on Merseyside.
Councillor John Hamilton described the mass rally as a demonstration of 'unqualified support' for Liverpool city council's budget stand. City councillors, MPs and Merseyside county councillors led a huge march through the city centre to the town hall - and you can see moments from that day in these archive images - from 40 years ago this month - below.
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