Miners strike - Picket line violence

Title

Miners strike - Picket line violence

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:01:34

Description

Interview with an unidentified male speaker (poss. Yorkshire and Humberside CBI chairman John Lyles) on the violence on picket lines and at nearby villages in Yorkshire during the miners’ strike and the criminal activity which could lead to prosecutions. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Lyles

Keywords

Strikes; Labour disputes; Crime; Miners; Violence; Yorkshire; Riots; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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