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240 results found for '"Ballots"' in Keywords.
Edward Heath on Conservative leader election (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative leader and former UK Prime Minister Edward Heath on his decision to call for a Party leadership election. He talks about what he believes is best for the party and the country....
Thatcher on her background (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews the new Conservative leadership contender Margaret Thatcher about how she would make a good leader of the country. She speaks about her upbringing in a small community and how this has...
Margaret Thatcher on success of first ballot (1975)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement and interview by/with Conservative leadership candidate Margaret Thatcher about her success in the first ballot and how she thinks the rest of the campaign will go. Also includes statement by...
Conservative leadership election (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male MP(?) (poss. Humphry Berkeley) speaks of the Conservative Party being in a state of flux, and Tory MPs being confused in the face of a leadership ballot. He discusses the inadequacies of...
Margaret Thatcher on the leadership contest (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
David Kemp interviews Conservative MP Margaret Thatcher about her career aspirations, the last election campaign, and her suitability for the role of leader, in the context of the current Party leadership...
James Prior on secret ballots (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by James Prior to the 1976 Conservative Party Conference in Brighton. On party policy towards trade unions: ensuring union leadership is representative of the rank and file through secret ballot...
Conservative conference proceedings (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Coverage of the 1976 Conservative Party conference in Brighton. Speeches by Edward Heath; Home Affairs Spokesman Willie Whitelaw; Jane Kirk; Employment spokesman James Prior; Philip Taylor; Foreign Affairs...
Peter Walker on British Leyland pay ballot (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Walker MP expresses delight at the acceptance by British Leyland shop stewards of a ballot on pay, which he believes reflects the views of shop floor workers. Male interviewer not identified.
Tom King calling for the sacking of Tony Benn (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Allen reports on Tom King MP calling for the sacking of Tony Benn Secretary of State for Energy after poor handling of miners’ ballot and power workers’ dispute. Includes interview with King.
Coal productivity scheme rejected via ballot (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
National Union of Mineworkers President, Joe Gormley is disappointed at the mineworkers’ ballot result, the decision being to reject the productivity scheme offered.