Wen<p>Orgreave - files destroyed - just before enquiry opens</p><p>Nothing to see here sir, move on, move on.</p><p>One has to ask - is this a case of covering their tracks, or simply colossal stupidity? I will let readers make ther own judgement. </p><p>Whichever it is, this must surely result in the suspicion that another police force has a lot to hide - and will be allowed to get away with it.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/24/northumbria-police-destroy-battle-orgreave-miners-strike-files" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">jun/24/northumbria-police-destroy-battle-orgreave-miners-strike-files</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Policing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Coverup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coverup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CoveringArses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoveringArses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/QuiBono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuiBono</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Orgreave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orgreave</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MinersStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinersStrike</span></a></p>