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13 results found for '"Nicholas Fairbairn"' in Contributors.
Dinner ban on MP (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Allen reports on a complaint by Nicholas Fairbairn MP, that he had been banned by the Ministry of Defence from a mess dinner at HMS Caledonia to which he had been invited; looks at inadequate response...
Nicholas Fairbairn attacks Lord Longford’s Hindley campaign (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn attacks Lord Longford’s campaign to free Myra Hindley. Hindley was imprisoned for life after she and her lover Ian Brady were found guilty of sexually abusing and...
Decision makers (1982)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Decision Makers: Hanging, presented by Peter Spencer. On whether hanging is a deterrent, the moral issues and the campaign for Parliament to amend the Criminal Justice Bill and restore capital punishment. We...
Resignation of Nicholas Fairbairn - Life & career (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Poetry
Peter Allen examines the life and career Sir Nicholas Fairbairn, Conservative MP, after his resignation from his post as Solicitor-General for Scotland following his alleged involvement in the Carol X rape...
Sinn Fein visit to London - Conservative view (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP, Nicholas Fairbairn on the proposed meeting of Labour backbenchers with Sinn Fein at Westminster. Female interviewer not identified.
Decision makers (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
Decision Makers, presented by Tim Crook. Dr Alan Clift was a leading forensic scientist who was discredited in court, leading to all the trials in which he had given evidence being reviewed. This has led to...
Speculation on John Major’s new cabinet (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Rowley reports from Westminster for LBC Newstalk Breakfast on speculation by Tories on the new cabinet under new Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister John Major and on role for Michael Heseltine...
Parliament debates prosection of Nazi war criminals (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Peter Russell reports from Westminster for LBC Newstalk on the Parliamentary debate on the represented bill to allow Nazi war criminals living in the UK to be prosecuted 50 years on, following unearthing of...
Reduction in armed forces (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on the Government surviving a backbench revolt over plans to reduce Britain’s armed forces by a quarter. Includes Commons speeches by Defence Minister, Archie Hamilton;...
General Election- race row erupts in Scotland (1992)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpt from a speech in Perth before the 1992 UK General Election campaign by Scottish Conservative MP Nicholas Fairbairn in which he claims that under Labour the country would be swamped by immigrants and...