Government climbdown over miners’ dispute
- Title
- Government climbdown over miners’ dispute
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:02:08
- Description
- Report on an interview by Trade Secretary, John Biffen on LWT’s Weekend World television programme in which he expressed concern over the Government giving in to the miners prior to a possible strike. Also reports on the possible effects of a u-turn on industrial strategy and other disputes. With excerpts of interview. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- John Biffen; LWT
- Keywords
- Trade unions; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Margaret Thatcher; NUM; Coal miners; Television programmes; Prime ministers; Economic recession; Weekend World; Mine closures; Industrial policy
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