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19 results found for '"Donald Dewar"' in Contributors.
Garsgadden by-election (1978)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview
Announcement of results of Garsgadden by-election; interviews on results with winning candidate Donald Dewar, Labour Party; Keith Bovey, SNP candidate. Reporter not identified.
Scottish local elections (1978)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview
Report by Alex Dickson on local election results in Scotland; interviews with Helen Davidson, SNP; Russell Fairgrieve, Conservative Party; Donald Dewar, Labour Party.
Network (1982)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Network, from Radio Forth, Edinburgh. A Minister at Work, presented by Margo MacDonald, focusing on Scottish Office minister Malcolm Rifkind, looking at whether there are conflicts between a minister’s...
SNP wins Govan by-election (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
The Labour Party is counting the cost of by-election defeat in the Glasgow constituency of Govan this morning, after the Scottish Nationalists swept in with nearly 49 percent of the vote. Victor, Jim...
Parliamentary debate on Vickers tank order (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on a parliamentary debate in which Defence Secretary George Younger announced that the contract to build a new series of tanks for the British Army was to be awarded to...
Poll Tax in Scotland (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mark Smith reports from Edinburgh on the reaction in Scotland to the Poll Tax. Isobel(?) Webster, registration officer, talks about the confusion of the public. Donald Dewar, Labour MP, speaks about the...
British Steel to close Scottish strip mill (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mike Lloyd reports on the decision by British Steel to close a strip mill at Ravenscraig in Scotland, with the loss of 800 jobs, and move it to South Wales. Shocked and angry reaction from Scottish Industry...
Future of the poll tax (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Peter Russell reports on new Environment Minister Michael Heseltine’s first speech (with excerpt)- on the future of the poll tax (community charge), where he offered to consult the Opposition to much...
John Major’s workfare idea (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Interviews with MPs about John Major’s workfare idea where people on the Dole do community work in return for cash: shadow Social Security Secretary Donald Dewar; Employment Secretary Gillian Shephard;...
Benefits payment changes to affect post offices (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on a Government plan to make benefits payments directly into bank accounts possibly leading to closure of 5000 sub post offices. With Commons speeches on the issue by: Social Security Secretary Peter...