Miners strike - Brittan on violence

Title

Miners strike - Brittan on violence

Genre

Interview

TX Date

17 Nov 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:05:44

Description

Interview with Home Secretary Leon Brittan on the miners’ strike, police action and the recent violence on the picket lines. He makes comparisons with IRA terrorism. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; Terrorism; Police; Conservative Party; Violence; IRA; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Policing practice; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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