Miners strike - Ian MacGregor interview

Title

Miners strike - Ian MacGregor interview

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Aug 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:08:13

Description

Interview with National Coal Board (NCB) Chairman Ian MacGregor, on the miners strikes: calls on the authorities to take a stronger line with the men on the picket line due to violence; some men returning to work; televised debate between NUM President Arthur Scargill and NCB Industrial Relations Officer Ed Smith. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Ian MacGregor; Neil Mainland?

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Violence; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal miners; Coal mines; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events); Ed Smith

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