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39,247 results found for all records.
Miners strike - Geoffrey Kirk retires from NCB (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Director of Information for the NCB, Geoffrey Kirk, after his decision to retire after being sent home on leave after disagreements with NCB Chairman Ian MacGregor over his handling of the...
CBI conference review (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the events of the recent CBI conference in Eastbourne. Includes speeches from Director-General Sir Terence Beckett at the conference. Male reporter not identified.
Miners strike - NUM urged to hold back to work ballot (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with National Coal Board spokesman Michael Eaton on the attempts by the NCB to persuade the NUM to hold a back to work ballot during the miners’ strike. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Michael Eaton gives back to work figures (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with National Coal Board spokesman Michael Eaton on the latest return to work figures during the miners’ strike after talks broke down at the weekend between the NUM and the NCB. Male interviewer...
Miners strike - Peter Walker on back to work figures (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Energy Secretary Peter Walker on the latest return to work figures for the miners during the current strike. Male interviewer not identified.
Forced ballot at Austin Rover (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Terry Duffy, President of the Alamagamated Union of Engineering Workers (AEUW) on the decision to force Austin Rover workers to hold a ballot before any strike action takes place. Male...
Miners strike - Scargill seeks Soviet support (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the visit of NUM leader Arthur Scargill to the Soviet Union embassy to persuade the Soviets to increase restriction on fuel imports to Britain and provide hardship funds during the miners’...
Miners strike - Church role (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool Derek Worlock on the role the church might have to play in negotiations in the ongoing miners’ strike. Also comments on the Church of England General...
Miners strike - NUM action criticised (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Martin Lyons, union leader of the power station engineers, with his opinion on actions of the NUM in the miners’ strike and whether the TUC should continue to support the NUM. Male...
Miners strike - Leon Brittan on violence (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Home Secretary Leon Brittan on victimisation and intimidation on picket lines during the miners’ strike and police action against it, after his visit to the picket lines. Female interviewer...