Miners strike - Ian MacGregor on Scargill and mines

Title

Miners strike - Ian MacGregor on Scargill and mines

Genre

Speech

TX Date

25 May 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:05:10

Description

Speech by NCB Chairman Ian MacGregor to businessmen in Manchester on the miners strike, the claims being made by NUM leader Arthur Scargill and the problems subsidising mining has caused in Europe.

Contributors

Ian MacGregor

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Miners; Public finance; Arthur Scargill; Manchester; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; NCB; Coal; Europe; Coal mines; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Subsidies; Strikes (events)

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