Lorry driver strikes

Title

Lorry driver strikes

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 Jan 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:04:09

Description

Report on the effect of the lorry drivers strike on the newspaper industry. Including interviews with Larry Lamb who explains why the Sun newspaper is reduced in size during the strike; Barry Warwick from the Daily Mirror on the impact on his paper; Rick McNeal from the Daily Express on the cuts in the paper. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Larry Lamb; Barry Warwick; Rick McNeal

Keywords

Transport; Trade unions; Industry; Strikes; Truck drivers; Haulage; Hauliers; Supply and demand; Newspapers; Newsprint; The Sun; Daily Mirror; Daily Express

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