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  • Grunwick factory dispute (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Peter Spencer interviews a trade union spokesman (unidentified) on the work-in by 4 men that had been suspended at Cricklewood postal sorting office. This is in relation to blacking of mail to the Grunwick...

  • Grunwick factory dispute (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Peter Spencer reports on the blacking of mail to the Grunwick factory by Cricklewood sorting office workers in support of industrial action at the factory. Tom Jackson, UPW union leader, is interviewed and...

  • Grunwick factory dispute (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Margaret Thatcher speaks about the industrial action being taken at the Grunwick factory. She would like mass picketing to cease and is considering reform to the laws of picketing or working with trade...

  • Grunwick factory dispute (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Conservative MP James Prior is interviewed on the need for a code of practice to prevent mass picketing. Also discusses the right to stop vehicles entering a premises to ask them to support industrial...

  • Grunwick factory dispute (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Len Murray of the TUC is interviewed on need for reform of picket laws which allow vehicles to be stopped on entering premises to ask them to support industrial action. Refers to the Grunwick factory dispute...

  • Grunwick factory dispute - Maurice Jones arrest (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Chris Finnerty, APEX spokesman on his meeting with Maurice Jones, editor of Yorkshire Miner, who was arrested and alleged police threats at Wembley Police Station in a letter to Arthur Scargill, after...

  • Grunwick factory dispute - Maurice Jones arrest (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Arthur Scargill speaks on allegations in a letter to him by Yorkshire Miner editor Maurice Jones of police threats at Wembley Police Station after his arrest on the picket line at the Grunwick factory, and...

  • Grunwick factory dispute - Maurice Jones arrest (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference

    Arthur Scargill speaks to the press of the arrest at Heathrow of Yorkshire Miner editor Maurice Jones, who was returning from East Germany. Jones had been seeking political asylum there due to police threats...

  • Prime Minister Fraser arrives for Commonwealth conference (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser’s reception as he arrived for the Commonwealth Conference. It looks at the protests that took place and includes interview with a protester. Also looks at...

  • Commonwealth conference progress (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the Commonwealth Conference. Looks at the short break the leaders are taking before returning to London, the progress being made. Includes interview with Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda on the...