the 1984 strike protested Thatcher's plans to close mines and de-nationalise the coal mining industry. While many former miners faced unemployment, others went back to college and requalified for new professions. AETNUK. The National Recording Centre (NRC), founded by the Association of Chief Police Officers for England and Wales (ACPO) in 1972 helped the government prepare for the organisation of police units travelling to areas of protests and in figuring out how to deal with flying pickets (strikers who travelled to different areas to protest). He hoped the public would give the Conservatives a more significant majority and give him more influence in negotiations. Youve accepted all cookies. But in Nottinghamshire, the majority of.