Title

Thatcher attacks NUM and Labour

Genre

Speech

TX Date

9 Feb 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher attacks the NUM and the Labour Party leadership over the miners’ strike during a Conservative Party youth conference in Bournemouth. To great applause.

Further information

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=105960

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; NUM; Coal industry; Coal miners; Bournemouth; Political leaders; Mine closures; Strikes (events); Coal Strike (1984-985)

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