Miners strike - David Wilkie death

Title

Miners strike - David Wilkie death

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Nov 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:01:58

Description

Home Secretary Leon Brittan’s reaction to the death of David Wilkie, killed after a breezeblock was dropped on his taxi from a bridge in Wales as he drove miners to work during the miners’ strike. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Spencer or Murphy).

Contributors

Leon Brittan

Keywords

Deaths; Social conflicts; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Violence; Arthur Scargill; Homicide; Taxi drivers; NUM; Wales; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events); David Wilkie

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