Retirement of Sir Ian MacGregor from National Coal Board
- Title
- Retirement of Sir Ian MacGregor from National Coal Board
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- Aug 1986
- Year of production
- 1986
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- Duration
- 00:10:55
- Description
- Report on the retirement of Sir Ian MacGregor from the National Coal Board, looking at the struggle between him and Arthur Scargill; his nickname, The Butcher; his influence in British Steel and the mines. Includes interview with MacGregor on the cost of the mining industry, the closing of pits, his high-profile status, British Steel, his plans for the future, whether he thinks he has saved the coal industry, and what he would like to challenge in British industry. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Ian MacGregor
- Keywords
- Steel industry; Arthur Scargill; Coal industry; NCB; British Steel; Retirement; Mine closures; Ian MacGregor
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