Miners strike Commons debate

Title

Miners strike Commons debate

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

4 Feb 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:50

Description

Report on a rowdy Parliamentary debate on the current miners strikes as settlement talks have broken down over mine closures. With Commons speeches by Energy Secretary Peter Walker and shadow Energy Secretary Stanley Orme. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Spencer).

Contributors

Peter Walker; Stan Orme; Peter Spencer?

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Labour relations; Miners; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; NCB; Coal mines; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Mine closures; Strikes (events)

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