Miners’ strike - NUM links with Libya

Title

Miners’ strike - NUM links with Libya

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:04:31

Description

Report on Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock condemning the NUM union financial connections to Libya in the miners’ strike and the progression in the row between NUM President Arthur Scargill and Kinnock. With comment from Scargill; Labour MP Dennis Skinner; Welsh miners’ leader Ted McKay. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Dennis Skinner; Ted McKay

Keywords

Trade unions; Money; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; Terrorists; Homicide; NUM; Finance; Coal miners; Police personnel; Banks; Neil Kinnock; Yvonne Fletcher; Libya; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Financial institutions; City of London; Strikes (events)

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