Miners’ strike

Title

Miners’ strike

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:33

Description

Peter Kimber reports on the current state of the miners’ strike. Includes comment from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Coal Board spokesman Michael Eaton; and NUM Vice-President Mick McGahey.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Mick McGahey; Peter Kimber; Michael Eaton

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Miners; Political leadership; Employment; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; Coal mines; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Mine closures; Strikes (events)

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