Margaret Thatcher | Statement on the Miner's Strike and the Queen's Address 1984 | 05/11/1984

Against the backdrop of a continuing industrial struggle between the National Union of Mineworkers and the National Coal Board, The Prime Minister, Mrs. Thatcher delivers her annual speech to the House of Commons in defence of her upcoming policies, while defending the economic policies she implemented throughout the preceding year.
Topics involved include the miner's strike, unemployment, the ensuing U. S. election and diplomatic strides made between the U. K. government and the U. S. S. R.

05/11/1984