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19 results found for '"One parent families"' in Keywords.
One parent families (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Deputy Director Paul Lewis, National Council for One Parent Families, on 1974 Finer Report and its achievements. In 2 parts.
After eight Sunday (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Music
This edition of After Eight Sunday is presented by Mike Hopwood on child abuse. Public relations officer for the NSPCC, Terry Pitts Fenby, talks about the work of the organisation and some of the cases they...
Palace intruder Michael Fagan on his mental breakdown (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on ITN with Michael Fagan, shortly after release from a mental hospital, about breaking into the Queen’s bedroom at Buckingham Palace. Male interviewer not identified.
General Election - David Steel on unemployment (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Vox pop
In a Glasgow shopping centre, David Steel makes a speech focusing on unemployment. Single parent, Jean Taylor tells him her life is a struggle; another, male, shopper asks him about tactical voting; a small...
Princess Diana on family values (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Princess Diana has been President of the charity, Barnardo’s for four years and speaking at the annual meeting in London she stresses the importance of traditional family values, a sentiment echoed by both...
Kenneth Baker blames single parent families for social ills (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative Party Chairman Kenneth Baker has blamed continuing high unemployment and increasing juvenile crime on the rising number of single parent families. Addressing a conference in London, he stressed...
John Patten on new child maintenance laws (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
John Patten, Home Office Minister, is interviewed about plans for new laws to ensure that divorced husbands pay maintenance for their families. Male interviewer not identified.
Gingerbread campaign on single parents’ rights (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Mark Phillips reports on the Gingerbread association delivering a charter of rights for single-parent families to Number 10 Downing Street. Gingerbread Chief Executive, Robbie Robson says that it is the...
Government claims girls get pregnant for housing (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a Government paper that claims teenage girls are getting pregnant simply to jump the housing queue. Shadow Social Security Secretary, Donald Dewar says ministers have got it wrong, and should admit...
Government claims pregnancies aimed at securing housing (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a leaked Government document which says benefit payments could be cut. Social Security Minister, Nicholas Scott says the issue needs to be dealt with due to a rise in single-parent families. Mary...