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MacGregor on Ravenscraig steel plan (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Press interview with British Steel Corporation Chairman Ian MacGregor about plans to transfer unfinished steel from the Ravenscraig plant in North Lanarkshire, Scotland to the United States.
Cecil Parkinson on steel cuts talks (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with new Trade and Industry Sec retary Cecil Parkinson on talks with the EEC about UK Government cuts in the steel industry. Also speaks about future prospects for the UK steel industry....
BSC proposals criticised (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker criticises British Steel Corporation (BSC) proposals to transfer work from the Ravenscraig plant in Scotland to the USA. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Ravenscraig steelworks pickets (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Reports on the mass picketing by miners at the Ravenscraig steelworks, coal being delivered and the violence that ensued. Includes interview with John Walker from the train drivers union on delivering iron...
Miners strike - Ravenscraig steelworks pickets (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by the leader of the NUM Arthur Scargill at Ravenscraig steelworks on the miners strike pickets there and calling on steelworkers not to cross the picket lines to work. Pickets cheer.
British Steel to close Scottish strip mill (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mike Lloyd reports on the decision by British Steel to close a strip mill at Ravenscraig in Scotland, with the loss of 800 jobs, and move it to South Wales. Shocked and angry reaction from Scottish Industry...
Malcolm Rifkind defends himself over Ravenscraig closure (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Malcolm Rifkind, Secretary of State for Scotland, is hitting back at rumours that a question mark is hanging over his future in the Cabinet, and dismisses as out-of-hand talk concerning the closure of the...
Ravenscraig closure complaints (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
John Fraser interviews General Secretary of the Scottish TUC, Campbell Christie as he explains why he presented complaints about the proposed closure of a productive steel processing plant at Ravenscraig,...
George Quinn on closure of Ravenscraig Hot Strip Mill (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Shop steward George Quinn on the nomination of University Chancellor Sir Kenneth Alexander to the board of British Steel to find out the reasons for the closure of the Ravenscraig Hot Strip Mill and to...
Chris Patten on leaked Labour document (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative Party Chairman Chris Patten on a leaked Labour Party memo (entitled Random Thoughts and produced by Treasury spokesman Chris Smith). The memo calls into question the credibility of Labour leader...