Durham E-Theses A striking change: political transformation in the Murton miners' and mechanic*' branches of the national union of mineworkera, county Durham, 1978-1988 Renouf, Jonathan How to cite: Renouf, Jonathan (1989) A striking change: political transformation in the Murton miners' and mechanic*' branches of the national union of mineworkera, county Durham, 1978-1988, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/6470/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail:
[email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk 2 JONATHAN RENQUF A STRIKII«e CHANGE} Political transforaation in thm Hurton alnars' and aechanics' branches of the National Union of nineworkers, County Durhaa* 1978-1988. Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Durham, 1989. ABSTRACT This thesis examines processes of political change in the Murton miners' and mechanics' branches of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) between 1978 and 198S.