Bill Sirs criticises Scargill

Title

Bill Sirs criticises Scargill

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Sep 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:53

Description

Interview with Bill Sirs, ISTC leader, following the publication of his new book, Hard Labour. He criticises the NUM leader, Arthur Scargill, for his failed methods during the miners’ strike. Interviewer not identified (poss. Mark Mardell).

Contributors

Bill Sirs; Mark Mardell?

Keywords

Books; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Labour relations; Miners; Steel industry; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal miners; ISTC; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Iron and steel workers; Bill Sirs; Hard Labour

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