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156 results found for '"Tony Blair"' in Contributors.
Decision makers (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary; Parliamentary debate
Decision Makers: The New MPs and Their First Year, presented by Richard Bestic. Documentary on newly elected Members of Parliament after 1983 General Election and assessment of their performance and views of...
Government won’t bail out Barlow Clowes investors (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on the Government’s decision not to bail out the 18,000 investors in failed finance firm Barlow Clowes and the ombudsman possibly investigating the collapse. Includes speeches by...
Parliamentary debate on energy bill, Nazi prosecution and Westland scandal (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Spencer reports from Westminster, prior to a Cabinet reshuffle, on a debate on the privatisation of the electricity industry amid revelations ageing Magnox nuclear power stations are to remain under...
Power sale delayed by six month (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with shadow Energy Secretary, Tony Blair, on the announcement by Energy Secretary, John Wakeham, of the postponement of the privatisation of the electricity industry by up to six months- the new...
Blair angry at cost of decommissioning nuclear reactors (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Shadow Energy Secretary Tony Blair says a leaked copy of a speech by Lord Marshall, the head of National Power, shows the cost of dealing with waste from decommissioning the Magnox nuclear reactors has now...
Electricity privatisation sparks controversy over costs (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Kevin Murphy interviews shadow energy spokesman Tony Blair about claims the Government’s privatisation of the electricity industry will lead to the loss of 30,000 jobs in UK coal mines and mean consumers...
Tony Blair on the closed shop and European social charter (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Shadow employment spokesman, Tony Blair on Labour’s withdrawal of support for the closed shop, its support for the European social charter, what he thinks of TGWU leader Ron Todd’s support, criticism...
Labour Party unveils new policy document (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The Labour Party has unveiled its new policy document, designed to be the basis for their general election manifesto. The twenty thousand-word programme, entitled Looking to the Future, outlines the...
Highest monthly unemployment rise since 1986 (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Unemployment figures have seen the highest monthly increase since March 1986. Employment Secretary Michael Howard says the trend is disturbing but not irreversible. His Labour shadow, Tony Blair, says the...
Tony Blair on unemployment statistics (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Brian Widlake interviews shadow Employment Minister, Tony Blair, on the latest unemployment statistics, which show a rise. He criticises the Government and says they need to restore employment training and...