Miners strike - Ken Livingstone visits pickets

Title

Miners strike - Ken Livingstone visits pickets

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Nov 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:06:26

Description

Labour Party leader of the GLC Ken Livingstone, visits a miners’ picket line at the Ollerton pit in Nottinghamshire to look at violent pickets tactics and police handling of the pickets, and comments on what he has seen and issues surrounding the strike. Also comments on London Transport board members being given controversial compensation pay-offs after LT was taken out of GLC control. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Ken Livingstone; Neil Mainland?

Keywords

London; Trade unions; Government; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; TUC; London Transport; Police; Conservative Party; GLC; Violence; Councils; Compensation; NUM; Redundancy terms; Policing practice; Coal miners; Coal mines; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Nottinghamshire; Political scandals; Political appointments; Strikes (events)

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