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A group of participants in one of these events were known as the “Dirty Thirty” and were supported by the WAPC. One of these events led to the creation of a contingency plan by MP Nicholas Ridley. A party leader publicly broke (10[1])with a leader of one of these events after the death of cab driver David Wilkie. (10[2])During one of these events, nearly 100 people were arrested during the Battle of Orgreave. (10[3])Mark Ashton led a group of lesbian and gay (10[1])people (-5[1])who supported (10[1])participants in one of these events. One of these events that lasted from 1984 to 1985 began with a walkout at the Cortonwood Colliery (10[1])and was led by NUM president Arthur Scargill. For 10 points, what kind of event occurred after Margaret Thatcher announced plans to close supposedly uneconomic pits in northern England? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: coal miners’ strikes [accept coal strikes; prompt on marches by asking “during what sort of larger movement?”; prompt on strikes by asking “by whom?” prompt on miner’s strikes by asking “mining of what resource?”] (The WAPC is Women Against Pit Closures.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Christian SherringtonSouthampton ANYU C4110
Benjamin WatsonOxford CCambridge E5710
Antoni KluzowskiWarwick ABristol5710
Cormac BeirneLSEImperial A7210
Elliot CosnettOxford BImperial B7210
CT TangSheffieldManchester7210
Sam HuttonCambridge DSouthampton B8110
Arvin BoraghiCambridge CCambridge B82-5
Seraphina Charlotte FooCambridge AOxford A8410
Lucy DennettWarwick BDurham10810
Shiv SeshanCambridge BCambridge C13810

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TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
California2025-02-013100%33%96.00
Great Lakes2025-02-016100%17%92.67
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-016100%0%112.83
Midwest2025-02-016100%33%86.33
Overflow2025-02-015100%0%93.00
Pacific Northwest2025-02-012100%0%64.50
Southeast2025-02-01367%67%130.50
UK2025-02-0110100%10%78.20