Miners strike - Government’s involvement

Title

Miners strike - Government’s involvement

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:37

Description

Interview with an unidentified Mirror spokesman (poss. journalist Paul Foot) on the leaked letter to the Daily Mirror that confirmed the Government’s involvement in the miners’ strike. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Paul Foot?

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Labour disputes; Newspapers; Daily Mirror; Margaret Thatcher; Labour relations; Conservative Party; Coal miners; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Official Secrets Act; Strikes (events)

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