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Arthur Scargill angry at NCB plan to close some profitable plants (1983)
- Genre
- Press conference; Vox pop
Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, is outraged by the National Coal Board’s decision to close plants. He thinks that with the new smokeless fuel agreement, they could make...
Ray Buckton against British Railways plan (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Ray Buckton, General Secretary of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), is concerned that the British Rail plan to close down train lines is proving detrimental to the quality...
Arthur Scargill fights to save pits (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the fight of Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, against the National Coal Board’s plan to close less profitable plants. Scargill says the plants have a contribution...
British Railways plan to cut 17,000 jobs (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker says everything is vague where railway line closures are concerned, and that it is too early to determine whether the 17,000 job cuts will cause a strike. Male interviewer not...
Scargill branded a traitor for criticism of Thatcher and Reagan (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers. He says that by criticising Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, Scargill became a dictator and a friend of the...
Unions react to NCB pit closure plans (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Sir Norman Siddall’s departure from the National Coal Board, and the ongoing resistance of miners’ unions to pit closure plans. Cardowan union official Jim McCafferty(?) says miners will win...
Arthur Scargill on Ian MacGregor (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Arthur Scargill thinks the National Coal Board will not back down on pit closures following the appointment of Ian MacGregor as Chairman. Male interviewer not identified.
Bill Sirs on Ian MacGregor (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Bill Sirs, General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC), says that Ian MacGregor of the National Coal Board is ignoring trade unions and has left the coal industry worse off. Sirs is...
Arthur Scargill reacts to shooting down of airliner (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, expresses sympathy for the families of those who died in the shooting down of a civilian airliner, but says he wants to know the facts of the...
Ray Buckton on appointment of Bob Reid (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Ray Buckton, General Secretary of the ASLEF expresses disappointment at the appointment of Bob (Robert Basil) Reid as new Chairman of British Railways. Buckton feels Reid does not understand the industry....