Neil Kinnock on GCHQ union ban

Title

Neil Kinnock on GCHQ union ban

Genre

Speech

TX Date

7 Nov 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:54

Description

Speech by Labour leader, Neil Kinnock, at a nationwide day of protest at the ban on trade unions at GCHQ. He compares Margaret Thatcher’s support for the Polish trade union, Solidarity, with her ban on similar organisations in the UK.

Contributors

Neil Kinnock

Keywords

Legislation; Trade unions; Margaret Thatcher; UK; Great Britain; Civil service; Espionage; Poland; Intelligence service; GCHQ; Solidarity (trade union)

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