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16 results found for '"Alex Lyon"' in Contributors.
Alex Lyon sacked (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Alex Lyon MP on being sacked from the Home Office. Blames it on his difference in opinion from James Callaghan, new Prime Minister, especially concerning immigration. Comments on Race Relations Act and areas...
Britain’s multiethnic society (1978)
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- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Labour MP Alex Lyon on the subject of UK immigration and on the alleged ghettoisation of areas of east London due to the recent arrival of Bangladeshi incomers. In 2 parts.
BBC licence fee raised (1978)
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- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Alex Lyon, on the financing of the BBC following a raise in the television licence fee. Male interviewer not identified.
The year at Westminster, 1978 (1978)
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- Interview; News report; Special; Speech; Vox pop
Highlights of the past year in politics, including the speculation over a general election; the row over pay policy which led to the Winter of Discontent; immigration controls; economic sanctions on...
Alex Lyon on Rhodesian situation (1978)
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- Interview
British Labour MP, Alex Lyon on his (recent?) visit to Rhodesia, for which country he predicts civil war unless its Prime Minister Ian Smith agrees to free elections. Interviewer is Peter Sharp.
Vietnamese refugee crisis (1979)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on a Parliamentary debate on the international Vietnamese refugee crisis including the tough stance taken by Malaysia and British policy on taking in refugees. Speaking are: David Ennals, Labour home...
Alex Lyon on immigration law changes (1979)
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- Interview
Labour MP and chairman of United Kingdom Immigrants’ Advisory Service (UKIAS), Alex Lyon, on proposed Government changes to UK immigration laws. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Murphy?).
Network (1980)
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- Documentary; Interview
Second half of A Passage to England, a documentary narrated, written and produced by Tony Hawkins, about Asian immigration, the difficulties of immigrating to the UK, the effects of multi-culturalism and of...
Alex Lyon on phone-tapping allegations (1980)
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- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Alex Lyon, about allegations made in New Statesman magazine that the Air Force base at Menwith Hill in Yorkshire is being used as a phone-tapping centre. Male interviewer not...
DDP criticised over police prosecutions (1980)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on Parliamentary criticism of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Sir Thomas Hetherington, over the lack of prosecutions in 26 cases between 1970 and 1979 where allegations were made that police...