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  • Alan Sugar on the takeover of Sinclair by Amstrad (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Alan Sugar, owner of Amstrad, on his company’s takeover of computer manufacturer Sinclair. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Clive Sinclair on the takeover of Sinclair by Amstrad (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Clive Sinclair, owner of Sinclair, about the takeover of his company’s computing arm by Amstrad. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Timex strike (1993)

    Genre
    Speech

    Trade union leader William Leslie on a picket line outside the Timex electronics factory in Dundee where violence broke out, shouting his case against the Conservative government and their anti-union...

  • Norman Willis on Dundee Timex closure (1993)

    Genre
    Interview

    Trade Unions Congress General Secretary, Norman Willis on the closure of American firm, Timex and its decision to close its plant in Dundee, a city already suffering from high unemployment. Male interviewer...

  • Peter Bottomley on equal pay (1993)

    Genre
    Interview

    Paul Rowley interviews former Employment Minister, Peter Bottomley about Conservative Government plans to offer higher wages to non-union workers. Bottomley says the proposal is unfair.

  • Timex close in Dundee after strikes (1993)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference; Vox pop

    Gavin Walker reports on the closing of Timex in Dundee after a bitter industrial dispute with workers over pay and conditions. Includes Timex spokesman Mohammed Salah(?) on closing the plant; an ITN bulletin...

  • Scottish Timex pickets come to London (1993)

    Genre
    Interview

    David Kermode interviews William Leslie from the strike committee of Timex on striking workers from Dundee, Scotland picketing a non-unionised Timex factory in London and encouraging shoppers and workers...