Title

Miners strike - Government involvement

Genre

Interview

TX Date

6 Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:01:05

Description

Interview with NUM leader Arthur Scargill on the leaked letter in the Daily Mirror that proves Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has intervened in the NCB’s handling of the miners strike. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Mark Mardell).

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Mark Mardell?

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Labour disputes; Newspapers; Daily Mirror; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Miners; NUM; Coal miners; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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