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477 results found for '"Defence policy"' in Keywords.
Thatcher attacks defence cuts (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on last night’s speech by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher outlining her defence policy. She attacks the budget cuts being made in defence and claims they are due to economic decay caused by...
Roy Mason on defence (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Roy Mason on defence policy and white paper including plans for purchasing of equipment and maintaining of professional personnel rather than conscripts. Rejects idea we are leaving ourselves open to attack...
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...
Margaret Thatcher in China (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Report on Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher’s visit to China, meetings held and her speech on USSR military strength build up. Reporter not identified.
Soldiers massively underpaid, says Churchill (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP, Winston Churchill offers his views on a pay rise for the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces are massively underpaid, and have been hard done by, claims Churchill, who blames the Labour...
Towards 2000 - Future of the military (1977)
- Genre
- Special
Towards 2000 with former Field Marshal Michael Carver looking at the past 25 years of military history and looking forward at the next 23 years. Including who may cause a threat, who our allies will be and...
Towards 2000 (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Towards 2000. Field Marshal Michael Carver soliloquises on the future defence of Europe and various possible scenarios for the remainder of the 20th Century. Carver discusses Britain’s role in European...
Frank Allaun on arms spending (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Frank Allaun MP, about a proposed increase in arms spending in the government’s white paper on public expenditure. Says money should be spent elsewhere and UK should not surrender to NATO...
Government defence report (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Peter Allen reports on the UK Government’s defence report; speech by Dr. Joseph Luns, NATO; interview with Fred Mulley, Defence Secretary.
Government defence report (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Fred Mulley, Defence Secretary, on UK Government defence report and adequacy of our contribution to NATO. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Ed Boyle).