"Compounding matters, 95 miners were charged with rioting, in a case that ultimately collapsed after the police’s evidence was found to be unreliable and, in some instances, fabricated. It was described by the barrister Michael Mansfield as “the biggest frame-up ever”."

#Orgreave

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/27/miners-strike-orgreave-clashes-inquiry-pete-wilcox

Former miners can finally speak the truth about Orgreave, says inquiry chair

Pete Wilcox says point of investigation into infamous 1984 clashes with police is to ‘enable communities to move on’

The Guardian