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10 results found for '"Peter Heathfield"' in Contributors.
Miners strike ballot (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the miners’ ballot for strike action to save a pit in South Wales. It is expected the miners will vote not to strike, which could damage the reputation of NUM leader Arthur Scargill. With comment...
Miners strike - NUM claims police inciting violence (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the claims made by NUM General Secretary Peter Heathfield in a speech of police infiltrating miners picket lines to incite violence. Includes Heathfield’s speech, audience unknown. Female...
Labour conference - Miners strike and defence policy (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Richard Dallyn reports on the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, with the issue of the miners’ strike dominating proceedings. Also includes debate on non-nuclear defence policy and unilateral...
Miners strike - NUM on drift back to work and violence (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with NUM General Secretary Peter Heathfield on the NCB’s expected drift back to work of miners during the strike and condemming the violence against working miners. Female interviewer not...
Miners strike - Peter Heathfield on NCB discussions (1985)
- Genre
- Press conference
Peter Heathfield, General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, talks to the press about his discussions with the National Coal Board. Giving little away, he says it is important that the media are...
Government welfare policy attacked (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on an address by Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock at a gala in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh (with excerpts), where he attacks Government welfare policy and social security review. Also includes speech...
Labour conference - Ken Livingstone speech (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a speech by GLC leader Ken Livingstone, at a Tribune rally at the Labour Party conference in 10/85 in Bournemouth where he defends party leader Neil Kinnock. Includes excerpts from Ken...
NUM Welsh delegates’ conference (1987)
- Genre
- Speech
Coverage of the NUM Welsh delegates’ conference. NUM General Secretary Peter Heathfield, Welsh leader Terry Thomas and NUM President Arthur Scargill make speeches. Heathfield speaks about the need for...
Welsh miners’ conference and the 6-day week (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
On the 6-day week. NUM General Secretary Peter Heathfield talks about rejecting the proposal; delegate John Connen(?) talks about the human reasons for rejecting it; Leicestershire’s Jack Jones says that...
NUM leaders cleared as trial collapses (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the collapse of the trial of NUM leader Arthur Scargill and General Secretary Peter Heathfield, who were accused of not keeping official NUM records. With reaction to the trial’s collapse from...