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Miners strike - NUM special delegate conference (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the NUM special delegate meeting in Sheffield changing the union’s rules on the majority required to call a national strike. Speakers are Superintendent Terry Swann; Labour MP Dennis Skinner; and...
Miners strike - Arthur Scargill visits Nottinghamshire pits (1984)
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- News report; Speech
Report on NUM leader Arthur Scargill visiting Nottinghamshire pits and calling for a total walkout to join in with the national strike. Includes a speech by Scargill. Female reporter not identified.
Miners strike - Ravenscraig steelworks pickets (1984)
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- 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.
Miners strike - Wives rally (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on a rally by miners’ wives in Barnsley against the planned pit closures. Includes cheers and chants and NUM leader Arthur Scargill’s speech to the wives and interviews afterwards with Scargill...
Miners strike - Neil Kinnock on government’s role (1984)
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- Speech
Speech by Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on the political interference by the Conservative Government led by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher during the miners’ strike. Audience unknown.
Miners strike - Police escorting miners to work (1984)
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- Speech
Speech by unidentified male Welsh NUM leader on the police escorts for working miners and the impact it has. Audience unknown.
NATO’s 35th anniversary (1984)
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- Interview; News report; Speech
Louise Reynolds and Yaruz Uzbeck(?) look at the history of NATO on its 35th anniversary. Includes speeches and interviews from throughout the 35 years from former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson; former...
Reagan calls for aid to Central America (1984)
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- News report; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on a speech by US President Ronald Reagan (with excerpts) on need for more military and financial aid from the USA to Central America to prevent Communist regimes spreading.
Scottish Conservative conference - Thatcher speech (1984)
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- Speech
Speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the Scottish Conservative Party Conference in Perth. Topics include the EEC, British relationship with USA, Britain’s future, home ownership, Conservative...
Miners strike - Eldon Griffiths speech on police (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by the Parliamentary spokesman for the Police Federation and Conservative MP Eldon Griffiths, to the Police Federation conference in Scarborough, in which he defends the controversial police tactics...