1984

UK Confidential by BBC

Jan 10, 201456:29Society & Culture

Martha Kearney uncovers the secrets within the Government files of 1984. Margaret Thatcher's government faced some formidable adversaries. The long-anticipated battle with the National Union of Mineworkers and its leader...

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