LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Vox pop

TX Date

5 Feb 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:20:22

Description

Documentary on the Government’s ban on trade unions at GCHQ, presented by Terry Dignan. The staff at GCHQ have been told to hand in their trade union cards or face transfer or the sack. The Government says the staff are involved in national security so therefore cannot strike. Contributions from John Sheldon, leader of the Civil Service Union; Duncan Campbell, New Statesman magazine; Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe; Labour’s foreign affairs spokesman, Denis Healey; former Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan; Winston Churchill MP, Conservative defence and disarmament spokesman; Charles Irving MP; Larry Grostin(?), National Council for Civil Liberties. Paul Maurice talks to unidentified staff at GCHQ. Engineer: Dave Dawson.

Contributors

James Callaghan; Geoffrey Howe; Denis Healey; Colin Clements; Terry Dignan; Duncan Campbell; Paul Maurice; John Sheldon; Charles Irving; Larry Grostin(?); Winston Churchill (b. 1940)

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; State security; Civil and political rights; Intelligence service; GCHQ

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