Reaction to coal mine closures

Title

Reaction to coal mine closures

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech; News bulletin

TX Date

14 Oct 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:27

Description

Report from Markham Main Colliery in Yorkshire on reaction to proposals to close 31 coal pits, theirs is to close Friday. Includes local radio bulletin announcement of closures; mine workers and local businesses commenting; other speakers: NUM leader Arthur Scargill; Neil Clarke, British Coal; South Yorkshire MEP Norman West. Niki Cardwell reports.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Niki Cardwell; Neil Clarke; Norman West

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Miners; Yorkshire; Unemployment; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; Coal mines; Mine closures; British Coal; Redundancies; Markham

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