David Basnett on Thatcher and trade unions
- Title
- David Basnett on Thatcher and trade unions
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1977
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- Duration
- 00:03:45
- Description
- Interview with TUC chairman David Basnett on his reaction to Conservative leader Margaret Thatcherâs idea for a referendum on trade unions. He speaks about the lack of clarity surrounding where they stand on the trade unions, how the TUC have always tried to sort out their problems peacefully, and how impractical a referendum would be.
- Contributors
- David Basnett
- Keywords
- Trade unions; TUC; Margaret Thatcher; Referenda; Conservative Party
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LBC/IRN, "David Basnett on Thatcher and trade unions". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0009700402014 (Accessed 11 Jul 2025)