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End of miners strike with retrospective on dispute (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report on the end of the miners’ strike including opposition from miners in Kent, Yorkshire and Scotland to the NUM decision to return to work and on the cost to the economy. Includes interviews with Kent...
Peter Walker on end of miners strike (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Energy Secretary Peter Walker at the end of the miners’ strike on the forthcoming NCB talks about amnesty for those dismissed during the dispute, denies a government victory over the NUM,...
Michael Eaton on end of miners strike (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with NCB spokesman Michael Eaton at the end of the miners’ strike, in which he states there can be no question of reinstating those who committed serious offences during the dispute, denounces...
Neil Kinnock on end of miners strike (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock at the end of the miners’ strike, in which he states there should be no talk of defeat or surrender, and criticises the Government for prolonging the dispute...
Ian MacGregor at end of miners strike (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the speech by NCB Chairman Ian MacGregor to the Coal Industry Society at the end of the miners’ strike in which he stated there could be no talk of victory or defeat, and spoke of his intention...
End of miners strike - Kent miners continue strike (1985)
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- Interview; News report; Press conference; Special; Vox pop
Report on the decision by Kent miners not to return to work at the end of the miners’ strike, pending negotiations with the NCB over reinstatement of those dismissed during the dispute. Includes comment...
End of miners strike - Scottish miners continue strike (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the decision by Scottish miners not to return to work at the end of the miners’ strike, whilst the NCB’s Scottish area director Albert Wheeler is refusing an amnesty for those dismissed during...
Picketing at Yorkshire pits at end of miners strike (1985)
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- News report; Interview; Special
Report on the continuing picket line action at Yorkshire pits at the end of the miners’ strike. Includes chanting of pickets at Cortonwood Colliery, where the dispute began, and where picketing Kent miners...
Scargill at last minutes of miners strike (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview just before midnight on the last day of the miners’ strike with NUM President Arthur Scargill at Cortonwood Pit’s Alamo picket hut where the strike began. On the achievements of the dispute,...
Miners strike ends- future of coal industry (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Energy Secretary Peter Walker at the end of the miners’ strike on the future of the coal industry after the dispute and the potential long term objective of worker participation and...