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  • Don Ryder on British Leyland and its future (1975)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with businessman and Labour peer Sir Sydney (Don) Ryder, on the current problems at British Leyland, achievements, his report and proposals. Says without further public finance the company is...

  • Tony Benn on British Leyland future (1975)

    Genre
    Interview

    Tony Benn on British Leyland and the Ryder Report on its future and shutting down of the manufacturing industry in the UK with great loss of jobs. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

  • Conservative economic policy (1975)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Sir Keith Joseph, former Conservative Social Services Secretary, on Conservative economic policy, British Leyland subsidy and possibility their policy will cause unemployment. Interviewer not...

  • British Leyland denies Rhodesia trade (1976)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Lorne Duncan of British Leyland, denying trade with Rhodesia since UDI was declared and economic sanctions put in place. They have plants in South Africa but have closed the one in Rhodesia....

  • British Leyland strike (1977)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Hugh Scanlon, trade union leader gives a press conference on a meeting that failed to persuade British Leyland tool room workers to return to work. There are now fears for the future of British Leyland.

  • British Leyland strike (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Hugh Scanlon, engineering trade union leader describes a proposal for return to work of British Leyland tool room workers which will be put to men at a meeting later this week. Male interviewer not...

  • British Leyland strike (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Roy Fraser, tool room workers’ strike leader on how to end the strike at British Leyland, and his reaction to trade union leader Hugh Scanlon’s call for men to return to work. Future of British Leyland...

  • British Leyland strike (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Ric Davies reports on talks between unions and management in the British Leyland tool room workers’ strike. Speaking are Hugh Scanlon, engineering trade union leader and Pat Lowry, personnel manager at BL....

  • British Leyland strike (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Jeff Rooker MP on the recent visit to the House of Commons of the British Leyland tool room workers’ strike committee to explain their case and why they are striking including demands for equal pay and...

  • British Leyland strike (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Roy Fraser, British Leyland tool room workers’ strike committee leader, is interviewed by Paul Woodley on the affects of the strike on the company and its future, events leading to the strike and possible...