EEC budget and miners strike

Title

EEC budget and miners strike

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

28 Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:41

Description

Report on an interview (with excerpts) with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher where she criticises the European Parliament for freezing Britain’s EEC budget rebate and comments on miners dispute including leader Arthur Scargill and Nottingham miners not joining in. Labour spokesman for foreign affairs, Robin Cook responds. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Robin Cook

Keywords

Budgets; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; EEC; UK; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Economic policy; Nottingham; Finance; Coal miners; Ballots; Europe; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events); Budget contributions

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