Title

Miners strike - Energy Secretary urges resolution

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Sep 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:04:06

Description

Interview with Energy Secretary Peter Walker on the need for the TUC to meet the NCB to reach an agreement towards ending the continuing miners’ strike, on violence on the picket lines, and on the effect of strike on the UK power supply. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Peter Walker; Neil Mainland?

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; TUC; Conservative Party; Violence; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal industry; Electricity supply; Coal miners; Ballots; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Ian MacGregor; Strikes (events)

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