Mick McGahey on energy crisis
- Title
- Mick McGahey on energy crisis
- Genre
- News report; Speech
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1974
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- Duration
- 00:03:37
- Description
- Report on a speech by Scottish miners leader Mick McGahey (excerpts heard) at a Young Communist demonstration in Red Lion Square, London. Says policy of closing down coal industry was short-sighted as alternative energy sources are not enough and have led to an energy crisis. He also comments on Michael Foot, new Employment Secretary and his views on wage policy.
- Contributors
- Mick McGahey
- Keywords
- Trade unions; Wage policy; Miners; Fossil fuels; Demonstrations; Energy resources; Fuels; NUM; Coal industry; Energy shortages; Oil; Michael Foot; Cabinet ministers; Communists
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