"Margaret Thatcher was secretly preparing to use troops and declare a state of emergency at the height of the miners' strike – out of fear Britain was going to run out of food and grind
“Margaret Thatcher was secretly preparing to use troops and declare a state of emergency at the height of the miners’ strike – out of fear Britain was going to run out of food and grind to a halt, government papers released today reveal.”
See the full story: Thatcher had secret plan to use army at height of miners’ strike – Papers released to the National Archives reveal that in 1984 the prime minister made preparations to use troops to move coal to power stations (Guardian, link)