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Economics at the Movies - Clips linked to Trade Unions

Geoff Riley

25th February 2011

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I have linked here to a selection of clips from You Tube relevant to discussions about the changing roles and impact of trade unions in the British economy.

In the first we have a clip from the classic Boulding Brothers comedy I’m alright Jack starring Peter Sellers and Terry Thomas

In the second the heart-warming scene from Brassed Off featuring the late and great Pete Postlewaite

A third clip comes from the Guardian and provides memorable images from the Battle of Orgreave, one of the defining moments in the year-long miners strike of 1983-84 - beyond the memory of students these days.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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