Results
212 results found for '"Opinion polls"' in Keywords.
EEC membership debate (1975)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the EEC membership debate prior to a UK referendum. Includes excerpt from press conferences with Barbara Castle Secretary of State for Social Services producing a bag of shopping from Brussels and...
Fred Hill on fast breeder nuclear reactors (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sir Fred Hill, Chairman of the Nuclear Energy Authority, on development of new generation fast breeder reactors and a public opinion poll on nuclear power. Reporter not identified.
Jack Jones on economic plans for 1977 (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
(Former?) General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, Jack Jones discusses plans to increase exports and calls for people to buy British goods and invest in British industry. Jones also...
Split in French left-wing alliance likely (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the likelihood of a split in the French left wing. Party leaders met after the first round of elections, but failed to agree on policies. Male interviewer not identified.
Smoking restricted in London (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Smoking on public transport has been restricted to two cars only on trains, and to the top level of buses, due to public opinion polls. John Stansby, the head of London Transport, explains the reasoning...
Iran hostage crisis boosts Carter’s popularity (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report on Jimmy Carter’s declaration of candidacy for re-election to the Presidency. Carter and Edward Kennedy are now running neck-and-neck in the opinion polls, largely due to Carter’s ‘firm’...
George Cunningham on devolution for Scotland (1979)
- Genre
- Discussion
George Cunningham MP says there has been a change of opinion in Scotland regarding devolution: the majority who wanted something like an assembly has now turned into a minority. Another, unidentified (Welsh)...
Hayes on Sunday (1979)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News report
Brian Hayes looks back at his week’s programmes with interviews with guests Clark Todd, NBC, on the poor poll ratings of US President Jimmy Carter in the run-up to the 1980 presidential election (and...
Gallop pornography poll (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with President of the Festival of Light, Raymond Johnson, on the publication of results from a Gallup opinion poll into the public’s attitude to pornography. Male interviewer not identified. In 2...
David Steel on hung parliament after General Election (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Liberal Party leader David Steel on the latest opinion polls which indicate that neither Labour nor Conservative Parties will have an overall majority after the forthcoming election and, the importance,...