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28 results found for '"Clare Short"' in Contributors.
Decision makers (1984)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Speech
Documentary on the Parliamentary year, presented by Richard Bestic. The ups and downs of the year in the Houses of Parliament, covering GCHQ trade union ban; strikes; the Miners’ Strike; use of...
Decision makers (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary; Parliamentary debate
Decision Makers, presented by Judith Dawson. In the wake of government claims 23 Labour MPs have abused the immigration system, examines the legitimate right of MPs to intervene in cases where their...
Clare Short on supergrass informers (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Clare Short on a visit to Northern Ireland where she speaks about the so-called supergrass trials involving former republican sympathisers as police informers. Male interviewer not...
5-year-old shot by police in Birmingham (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the accidental police shooting dead of 5-year-old John Shorthouse, at his home in Birmingham on 24/08/85, and a comparison of the tragedy with similar recent incidents. Includes interviews with...
MSC employment scheme (1985)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Documentary on the Manpower Services Commission scheme whereby young people are given jobs in community services during times of unemployment. Includes comment from Labour MP, Clare Short; Conservative MP,...
Labour non-nuclear defence poicy (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview (at the Labour Party Conference in Blackpool?) with Clare Short MP, who calls for Party leader Neil Kinnock to sack Shadow Foreign Secretary, Denis Healey following his comments on US nuclear bases...
Parliament debates Cleveland child abuse cases (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on a parliamentary debate relating to the Cleveland child abuse scandal, where 121 cases of suspected child sexual abuse were (possibly mis-) diagnosed by Dr Marietta Higgs and Dr Geoffrey Wyatt,...
Abortion bill progresses (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Peter Spencer reports on the progress of the private member’s bill put forward by MP David Alton to cut the time limit for abortions from 28 to 18 weeks. The bill has been given a second reading in...
Abortion debate in the Commons (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Kevin Murphy reports on the emotive debate in the Commons on the private member’s bill put forward by David Alton to cut the time limit for abortions. After a majority vote the bill will now move to...
Abortion amendment bill debate (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports on a parliamentary debate where a motion tabled by Liberal David Alton, on the Abortion Amendment Bill effectively failed due to a lack of time. Speeches by Sir Bernard Braine; David Steel;...