Miners strike - Police action on picket lines

Title

Miners strike - Police action on picket lines

Genre

Speech

TX Date

22 May 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:03

Description

Speech by the Home Secretary Leon Brittan, to the Police Federation conference in Scarborough, in which he defends the action of the police during the miners strike.

Contributors

Leon Brittan

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Labour disputes; Police; Conservative Party; Violence; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Policing practice; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Police Federation; Scarborough; Strikes (events)

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