Kinnock on miners strike press coverage

Title

Kinnock on miners strike press coverage

Genre

Interview

TX Date

17 Nov 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:53

Description

Interview with Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on the miners’ strike, and the way the press are reporting the strikes by concentrating on the violence. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Neil Kinnock

Keywords

Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Violence; Coal industry; Policing practice; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Press coverage; Mine closures; Strikes (events)

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