ECHOES OF INJUSTICE
An account of the political aftermath of the Aberfan disaster of 1966. Although the National Coal Board was clearly responsible, no one was held accountable and the disaster fund was not used as the Aberfan community wished. Information gleaned from government papers released under the thirty years&...
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| Published in: | History today Vol. 50; no. 12; p. 28 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Magazine Article |
| Language: | English |
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London
History Today Ltd
01-12-2000
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| Summary: | An account of the political aftermath of the Aberfan disaster of 1966. Although the National Coal Board was clearly responsible, no one was held accountable and the disaster fund was not used as the Aberfan community wished. Information gleaned from government papers released under the thirty years' rule confirmed the Welsh people's bitterness and sense of being peripheral to Britain and the Labour Party. Victims of later disasters continue to struggle for justice in the face of apparent indifference on the part of government and the law. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 content type line 24 SourceType-Magazines-1 |
| ISSN: | 0018-2753 |