Miners strike - Margaret Thatcher view

Title
Miners strike - Margaret Thatcher view
Genre
Press conference
TX Date
27 Sep 1984
Year of production
1984
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Duration
00:01:58
Description
Press statement from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on her reasons for non-intervention in the miners’ strike, and power cuts threatened by the striking miners not happening due to large stocks of coal.
Contributors
Margaret Thatcher
Keywords
Trade unions; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Conservative Party; NUM; Coal industry; Electricity supply; Coal miners; Coal; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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