End of miners strike

Title

End of miners strike

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech; News bulletin; Advertisement; Special

TX Date

3 Mar 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:24:53

Description

7 o’clock LBC news on the end of the miners’ strike. Includes Rob Goldstone report on the decision today by the NUM special delegates conference there should be a return to work despite no amnesty for miners dismissed during the dispute, with statement by NUM President Arthur Scargill and angry response by miners outside the meeting. Industrial editor Neil Mainland retrospective on the dispute with archive comment by Scargill; NCB Chairman Ian MacGregor; NUM Vice-President Mick McGahey; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; report on clashes between police and pickets at Orgreave Colliery. Also interviews on strike’s end with NCB spokesman Michael Eaton; Energy Secretary Peter Walker; Neil Mainland. With other news (including Ken Livingstone interview); weather bulletins and advertisements. Male presenter not identified (poss. Paul Woodley). Some interviewers not identified. Starts and ends abruptly.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Arthur Scargill; Mick McGahey; Peter Walker; Ken Livingstone; Ian MacGregor; Neil Mainland; Paul Woodley?; Michael Eaton; Rob Goldstone

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; TUC; Police; Violence; Conferences; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; NCB; Coal mines; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Dismissal from employment; Mine closures; Strikes (events); Orgreave Colliery

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