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32 results found for '"John Biffen"' in Contributors.
John Biffen on Edwardes’s call for investment in BL (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, John Biffen comments on Chairman Michael Edwardes’s call for a large investment in British Leyland. He does not altogether support the comments made by Edwardes,...
John Biffen on new role in Shadow Cabinet (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP John Biffen on his appointment to the Shadow Cabinet opposite the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Harold Lever. Biffen says it is good when opponents can agree on policy and insists...
John Biffen on economic policy (1979)
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- News report; Speech
Tom Maddocks reports on a speech by John Biffen (with excerpts) on the government sticking by its counter-inflation policies which will mean higher interest rates and on the abolition of exchange controls.
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
City Week, presented by Tom Maddocks, looks back at recent financial issues in the UK and abroad. Coverage includes examination of a Government White Paper on public spending; UK economic prospects;...
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview; Special
City Week. A review of the week’s news as seen by IRN’s Financial Unit, hosted by Douglas Moffitt and Tom Maddocks. Topics covered include: the Conservative Government’s monetary economic policy and...
City week special (1979)
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- Interview; Discussion; Parliamentary debate; Speech; Special
City Week Special. A look back at 1979 through the eyes of IRN’s Financial Unit, hosted by Douglas Moffitt. Topics covered include: the Conservative Government’s monetarist policies following its victory...
Parliamentary wrap (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on debates in Parliament on government cuts, EEC, prisons, and the length of backbenchers’ speeches in the House of Commons. With speeches from Chief Secretary to the Treasury, John Biffen; former...
Government u-turn over miners dispute (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Trade Secretary John Biffen on LWT Weekend World television programme, about the Government giving in to miners’ demands in the recent dispute and on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s...
Government climbdown over miners’ dispute (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an interview by Trade Secretary, John Biffen on LWT’s Weekend World television programme in which he expressed concern over the Government giving in to the miners prior to a possible strike. Also...
Decision makers (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Parliamentary debate
Decision Makers. The past 9 months in politics, presented by Judith Dawson. Issues include unemployment, internal political disputes, new Social Democratic Party, sackings in the Cabinet, the Civil Service...