Labour conference - Miners strike and defence policy

Title

Labour conference - Miners strike and defence policy

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Oct 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:33

Description

Richard Dallyn reports on the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, with the issue of the miners’ strike dominating proceedings. Also includes debate on non-nuclear defence policy and unilateral disarmament. Includes speeches by Peter Heathfield General Secretary, NUM; Chris Mullin, Editor of the Tribune newspaper; Joan Ruddock, Chairwoman of CND.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Joan Ruddock; Peter Heathfield; Chris Mullin

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; Political conferences; Liverpool; Violence; Political parties; Arthur Scargill; Conferences; NUM; Policing practice; Coal miners; Ballots; Nuclear weapons; Legal decisions; Defence policy; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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