The Media Archive for Central England is the public screen archive for the East and West Midlands. An independent charity and company based at the University of Lincoln, MACE acquires, catalogues, preserves and makes widely available moving image materials that inform our understanding of the diverse cultures and histories of communities between the Lincolnshire coast and the Welsh border.
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Power Crisis
Questions of loyalty on the doorstep as the residents of Huntington in Staffordshire are asked if they support the miners or Government.
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Overview
In January 1974 a coal miners' overtime ban was in place prompting the Government to call for commercial users to restrict their electricity consumption to three days a week. Domestic users were asked to cut back too. Bob Warman reports from the pit village of Huntington where, with Littleton Colliery on their doorstep, the miners' wives are typically loyal to the cause although many are conflicted as they are also complying with the Government's request.
The miners' overtime ban led to a full strike following a ballot on 31 January. The Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath called a General Election the following month. When he did not achieve a majority it was down to Labour under Harold Wilson to negotiate the end of the strike in March. The miners settled for a thirty-five percent pay rise.
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