Pride and the pits: when gay rights met the striking miners

New movie Pride celebrates the unlikely meeting of Britain’s striking miners and gay rights campaigners in the 1980s. Poverty, homophobia, Aids and the defeat of the miners provide an unlikely backdrop. Donald Clarke takes pride in a cultural rebellion


Knowing when to start Digging

Rough Magic unearths a state-of-the-nation drama by Declan Hughes that could still dig deeper





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