Miners strike - Scargill injured at Orgreave pickets

Title

Miners strike - Scargill injured at Orgreave pickets

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:36

Description

Interview with South Yorkshire Assistant Chief Constable Tony Clement on NUM leader Arthur Scargill getting injured and concussed during violent clashes between the miners and police at the Orgreave steel plant. Denies police hit him. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tony Clement

Keywords

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

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