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TUC conference - Frank Chapple on miners strike (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
EETPU union leader Frank Chapple talks about his new autobiography entitled Sparks Fly!, on violence being perpetrated during the miners’ strike, TUC agreement to support the NUM in its dispute. He also...
TUC conference - Moss Evans on miners strike (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
General Secretary of the TGWU union, Moss Evans, talks about the TUC decision that all unions should support the NUM during the miners’ strike, and how his union will honour the decision. Speaking at the...
TUC conference - TGWU on miners’ strike (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Former General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) , Jack Jones? and current leader Moss Evan talk about trade union solidarity after the decision made at the TUC conference in...
TUC conference - Miners’ strike (1984)
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- Interview; News report; Special
Report on issues around the miners’ strike at the TUC conference in Brighton, before a vote to endorse support for the NUM this afternoon. With speech by TUC President, Ray Buckton; demonstrating miners’...
Miners strike - Conservative MP on dispute (1984)
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- Interview
The chairman of a Commons backbench committee (poss. Peter Walker) talks about the miners’ strike and violence during picketing which he blames mainly on NUM leader Arthur Scargill. He also comments on...
TUC conference - Norman Willis interview (1984)
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- Interview; Press conference
Norman Willis talks about becoming General Secretary of the TUC and the challenges the organisation is facing. Refuses to answer question on TUC support for miners’ strike. Speaking at the TUC conference...
TUC conference - Bill Sirs on miners strike (1984)
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- Interview
Steel union leader, Bill Sirs?, talks about how far steel workers will go to support striking miners after a TUC decision at the conference in Brighton that member unions should show solidarity. Male...
TUC conference - Len Murray on retirement (1984)
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- Interview
Retiring General Secretary of the TUC, Len Murray, on issues and changes during his time in the role including the ban on trade union membership at GCHQ by the Government. And on the future for the union...
SDP conference- Shirley Williams interview (1984)
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- Interview
Interview with SDP President Shirley Williams at the Social Democratic Party’s conference in Buxton on the party’s prospects, leader David Owens, and the coalition with the Liberal Party (SDP-Liberal...
SDP conference - David Owen interview (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with SDP leader David Owen who discusses the recent SDP conference in Buxton, and responds to questioning on economic policy, the miners strikes, the mining industry and proportional...