A BBC reporter’s recollections of the UWC strike and reflections on lessons learned
I thought I’d rescue a few memories of my own as a young BBC reporter from “comments”, on the fascinating reflections by loyalist veterans about the UWC Strike hosted by Alan Meban on Slugger video. A couple of BBC anecdotes from the time. The controller Dick Francis and Head of Programmes Ronnie Mason secretly drove up an emergency generator from Dublin in case of a blackout and parked it in the enclosed yard. They felt like the 7th Cavalry riding …