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9 results found for '"Political pressure groups"' in Keywords.
Jack Jones on pensions increase (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Jack Jones, former General Secretary of the General Workers Union, on the forthcoming union conference which aims to put pressure on the Government to increase pensions. Male interviewer not identified.
Jack Jones on pensioners (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Former union leader and campaigner for pensioners’ rights, Jack Jones, on the reasons for holding a National Pensioners’ conference - to pressure the Government for increased pensions and concessionary...
Cecil Parkinson on Conservative Way Forward group (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former Conservative Party cabinet minister, Cecil Parkinson, about the formation of the new Conservative Way Forward group, a Tory rightwing backbench pressure group. Members include former...
BNP councillor attends first council meeting (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Chris Chambers reports from a Tower Hamlets Council evening meeting where the attendance of new Isle of Dogs councillor Derek Beackon of the BNP has caused Anti-Nazi League and anti-racist demonstrations and...
Calls for London-wide authority (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The Action for London Group is campaigning for an elected London-wide authority and has been demonstrating outside the Environment Department to lobby John Gummer, the cabinet minister with responsibility...
Corpororate events at Labour conference (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
At the Labour Party conference in Brighton this week there has been a vast army of pressure groups and corporate PR people setting out their stalls. But with the costs of attending such affairs rising fast,...
Members’ interests (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech; Talk show
Members’ Interests, presented by Graham Leach, with Sir Norman Fowler, Andrew Gifford, David Hencke and Harry Cohen MP. Norman Fowler talks about how much of a meltdown he is expecting for the local...
Protesters campaign against London hospital closures (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Geoff Martin, Campaigns Director for pressure group London Health Emergency, on the London hospital closure proposals. He says the group will keep pressure on the Conservative Party following...
Vigil against punishment beatings in Northern Ireland (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Jeff Collins reports from the vigil outside Parliament by the cross party New Dialogue peace group, which is campaigning against the punishment beatings and shootings by paramilitary groups in Northern...