Miners strike - Orgreave picket violence

Title

Miners strike - Orgreave picket violence

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

29 May 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

Report on the clashes between picketing miners and the police at Orgreave steel plant. Includes interviews with South Yorkshire Assistant Chief Constable Tony Clement; Superintendent Tony Pratt; NUM leader Arthur Scargill. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Tony Pratt; Tony Clement

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Police; Miners; Violence; NUM; Coal miners; Steelworks; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events); Orgreave

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