British political protest events, 1985-2016

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N
1	date reported	quarter	subject (agt)	subject (gen)	days (incl estimates) - 1 unless otherwise stated (or obviously inaccurate - e.g. country-wide tour), 10 for indefinite strike	subject (numbers)	subject (coordinator)	action (types)	action (agt)	action (gen)	reason (agt)	reason (gen)	object (agt)	object (gen)
2	05/07/85	1985	workers	printers	4	30		strike	strike		pay		employer
3	15/07/85	1985	workers	miners				confrontational	disruption		oppose stance on miners' strike		politician
4	16/07/85	1985	workers	cleaners		40		strike	strike		oppose dismissal		employer
5	20/07/85	1985	professionals				Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades' Alliance	strike	strike		pay		employer
6	23/07/85	1985	workers	rail workers			NUR	strike	strike		jobs		employer
7	27/07/85	1985	workers	social workers	3	600	NALGO	strike	strike		disciplinary action threat		employer
8	31/07/85	1985	ethnic minorities	black residents				confrontational	disruption		oppose council appointment		local government
9	06/09/85	1985	peace protesters		3	2		confrontational	occupation		anti-military		military
10	09/09/85	1985	minority nationalists			1000		informational	demonstration		support welsh language use		government
11	09/09/85	1985	minority nationalists			7000		informational	petition		support welsh language use		government
12	12/09/85	1985	residents					confrontational	damage to property		killing of 2 youths		police
13	12/09/85	1985	residents					confrontational	violent protest	attack	sentencing of rioters		magistrates court
14	17/09/85	1985	peace protesters			300		confrontational	blockade		anti-military		government
15	23/09/85	1985	peace protesters			60		confrontational	damage to property	cambridgeshire	anti-military		military
16	23/09/85	1985	peace protesters			10		confrontational	damage to property	scunthorpe	anti-military		military
17	23/09/85	1985	peace protesters			11		confrontational	damage to property	merseyside	anti-military		military
18	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers		25000	NUT	informational	demonstration		pay		government
19	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers		25000	NUT	strike	strike		pay		government
20	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	informational	demonstration	kent	pay		government
21	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	informational	demonstration	bucks	pay		government
22	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	informational	demonstration	cheshire	pay		government
23	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	informational	demonstration	manchester	pay		government
24	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	informational	demonstration	nottingham	pay		government
25	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	informational	demonstration	matlock	pay		government
26	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	informational	demonstration	stock	pay		government
27	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	informational	demonstration	worcester	pay		government
28	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	informational	demonstration	bristol	pay		government
29	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	informational	demonstration	herts	pay		government
30	25/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	informational	demonstration	winchester	pay		government
31	27/09/85	1985	workers	dock workers				confrontational	blockade		anti-privatisation
32	26/09/85	1985	workers	teachers			NUT	strike	strike	liverpool city council strike	jobs		local government
33	28/09/85	1985	workers	teachers		40	NUT/NASUWT	strike	strike	manchester	working conditions		local government
34	30/09/85	1985	residents			300		confrontational	riots		police killing
35	02/11/85	1985	environmentalists			150		informational	demonstration		anti-nuclear		politician
36	04/11/85	1985	civil liberties campaigners			140000	anti-apartheid movement	informational	demonstration		oppose South Africa apartheid		foreign government
37	05/11/85	1985	campaigners			50		informational	demonstration		oppose museum voluntary fees		government
38	08/11/85	1985	workers	teachers		3000	NUT	informational	demonstration		pay		government
39	09/11/85	1985	workers	miners		53		strike	strike		pay		employer
40	10/11/85	1985	students					confrontational	violent protest	attack	pro-immigration		politician
41	10/11/85	1985	professionals					strike	strike		pay		employer
42	11/11/85	1985	far right protesters			1000	National Front	informational	demonstration		far right
43	11/11/85	1985	anti-fascists					informational	demonstration		counter demo		far right protest
44	11/11/85	1985	workers	immigration officers			Society of Civil and Public Servants	strike	strike		working conditions		employer	government
45	11/11/85	1985	civil liberties campaigners				Campaign Committee of Ethnic Minority and Anti-racist organisations	informational	demonstration		anti-racism
46	12/11/85	1985	civil liberties campaigners					informational	demonstration		oppose police repression of black people		police
47	22/11/85	1985	workers	clerical staff		7000	Civil and Public Service Union	strike	strike		pay		employer
48	23/11/85	1985	workers	teachers		1000		informational	demonstration		court hearing
49	25/11/85	1985	workers			200	SOGAT	strike	strike		pay		employer
50	26/11/85	1985	workers	civil servants		4500	civil service unions	strike	strike		working conditions		government
51	01/02/87	1987	workers	BT engineers	16	110000	National Communications Union	strike	strike		pay		employer
52	03/02/87	1987	workers	firefighters	14			strike	strike		pay and staffing		employer
53	06/02/87	1987	workers					strike	strike				employer
54	07/02/87	1987	workers	newspaper workers	56	80		strike	strike		working conditions		employer
55	08/02/87	1987	workers			1400		informational	demonstration	noisy demonstration	support wapping dispute
56	16/12/87	1987	workers	journalists	365		NUJ	strike	strike		job losses		employer
57	16/12/87	1987	workers	electricians		550	EETPU	strike	strike		pay		employer
58	18/02/87	1987	immigrants and pro-immigrant protesters			58		confrontational	disruption		oppose deportation		government
59	22/02/87	1987	students			20000	NUS	informational	demonstration		low grants		government
60	02/06/87	1987	campaigners			100		informational	demonstration		oppose local government housing cuts		local government
61	03/06/87	1987	workers	teachers			NUT	strike	strike		negotiation rights		government
62	08/06/87	1987	workers	customs officers			Civil and Public Service Union, Society of Public and Civil Servants	strike	strike		pay		employer
63	09/06/87	1987	workers	civil servants	2	146000	Civil and Public Service Union, Society of Public and Civil Servants	strike	strike		pay		employer
64	09/06/87	1987	environmentalists				Greenpeace	confrontational	blockade		environmentalism		company
65	10/06/87	1987	workers	porters		40	TGWU	confrontational	picket		oppose union breaking		company
66	17/06/87	1987	workers	teachers			NUT	strike	strike		jobs		employer
67	18/06/87	1987	workers	civil servants		3000		confrontational	wildcat strike		pay		employer
68	18/06/87	1987	workers	customs officers				confrontational	wildcat strike		pay		employer
69	18/06/87	1987	minority nationalists				welsh language society	informational	demonstration		support welsh language use		politician
70	26/06/87	1987	workers	postal workers		1000		confrontational	wildcat strike		anti-casualisation		employer
71	26/06/87	1987	workers	civil servants	2	6228	Civil and Public Services Association	strike	strike				employer
72	05/10/87	1987	prisoners					confrontational	hostage				prison
73	06/10/87	1987	workers	firefighters	2		FBU	confrontational	wildcat strike		oppose disciplinary sackings		employer
74	08/10/87	1987	immigrants and pro-immigrant protesters			34		confrontational	hunger strike		oppose deportation		government
75	13/10/87	1987	workers	miners		33000		informational	action short of strike				employer
76	15/10/87	1987	students					confrontational	rent strike		housing costs		University
77	18/10/87	1987	peace protesters					confrontational	occupation		anti-military base		military
78	20/10/87	1987	workers	car workers	7	3500		strike	strike		pay		employer
79	21/10/87	1987	workers	lecturers		10000	natfhe	strike	strike		pay and conditions of service		employer
80	23/10/87	1987	workers	prison officers	90		prison officers association	informational	action short of strike				employer
81	03/04/89	1989	residents			20000	Scottish TUC	informational	demonstration		anti-poll tax		government
82	05/04/89	1989	workers	tube workers		165		confrontational	wildcat strike		restructuring		employer
83	08/04/89	1989	workers	dock workers		3500	TGWU	confrontational	wildcat strike		anti-closed shop legislation		government
84	08/04/89	1989	workers	NHS employees and union officials		20	BMA	informational	demonstration		oppose reforms of NHS		politician
85	15/04/89	1989	animal rights campaigners			3		confrontational	violent protest		animal rights		company
86	20/04/89	1989	workers	construction workers		400		confrontational	wildcat strike		working conditions		employer
87	21/04/89	1989	workers	tube workers				confrontational	wildcat strike		pay		employer
88	25/04/89	1989	workers	BBC workers				strike	strike		pay		employer
89	01/08/89	1989	workers	dock workers	21		TGWU	strike	strike		anti-closed shop legislation		government
90	01/08/89	1989	workers					confrontational	picket		support dock strike		government
91	03/08/89	1989	workers	tube workers				strike	strike		pay		employer
92	03/08/89	1989	workers	dock workers	5	2500		confrontational	wildcat strike		anti-closed shop legislation		government
93	07/08/89	1989	far right protesters				BNP	informational	demonstration		counter demo		republican demo
94	09/08/89	1989	workers	admin staff			NALGO	strike	strike				employer
95	11/08/89	1989	workers	tube workers				confrontational	wildcat strike		pay		employer
96	11/08/89	1989	families and family members				Mothers and Children Against ReChem	informational	demonstration		environmentalism		company
97	17/08/89	1989	workers	dock workers				confrontational	wildcat strike		refuse to unload toxic cargo		employer
98	17/08/89	1989	environmentalists			150		informational	demonstration		oppose toxic cargo
99	19/08/89	1989	workers	cabin crew	2	350	TGWU	strike	strike		oppose sacking		employer
100	28/08/89	1989	foreign nationals			1000		informational	demonstration		oppose foreign government		foreign government