SDP conference - Miners strike

Title

SDP conference - Miners strike

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Sep 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:44

Description

Report from the 1984 Social Democratic Party (SDP) conference in Buxton which concentrates on the matter of the miners strikes. With speeches by SDP leader David Owen and party President Shirley Williams who criticise NUM leader Arthur Scargill, and implore the NCB not to settle; and from Roy Jenkins, former SDP leader. Female reporter not identified (poss. Judith Dawson).

Contributors

Shirley Williams; Roy Jenkins; David Owen; Judith Dawson?

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Labour relations; Political conferences; Political parties; Arthur Scargill; Conferences; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; NCB; SDP; Social Democratic Party; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Buxton; Ian MacGregor; Strikes (events)

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