David Owen visits colliery

Title

David Owen visits colliery

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

David Owen of the SDP-Liberal Alliance visits Thorsley(?) Colliery, to meet members of the miners’ union. Miners discuss the days of Labour-backed trade unions. Margaret Thatcher has criticised David Owen over defence, and Owen defends his manifesto, and claims that Thatcher has smeared the Alliance. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

David Owen

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Government; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Political parties; Coal industry; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Thorsley(?) Colliery

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