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John Moore says poverty is relative (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Campaigners fighting poverty in Britain have been outraged by the latest statement from cabinet minister John Moore. The Social Security Secretary says the country’s poor are not really poor because...
Britain not in poverty, claims John Moore (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Social Security Secretary, John Moore has raised a storm of protest with his redefinition of who is poor. He rejects suggestions that a third of people in Britain live in poverty, and says many of the...
Nick Wright on Pink Floyd in Moscow (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Pink Floyd are taking their three-hour lights and music extravaganza to Moscow. They are already favourites of the Soviet cosmonauts, who took their last album with them into space. Keyboard player Nick...
Panama leader rigs election (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Britain is calling on Panama’s drug-running dictator, General Manuel Noriega to quit following this week’s sham elections. The Foreign Office says there is no doubt the opposition were the...
Risley Remand Centre changes (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Prison officers at Risley Remand Centre say the Governor, Ian Boon, is to blame for last week’s riots. The Prison Officers Association (POA) at Risley has handed Boon a resolution, taken after a meeting...
Cliff Richard made Freeman of the City of London (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Pop legend Cliff Richard has been awarded one of the highest honours in the land, the historic title of Freeman of the City of London. As Julie Benson reports, Cliff will get some unique privileges, some...
David Owen on SDP electoral prospects (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Dr David Owen has been explaining why he now believes it is futile to fight the Democrats in elections. His crisis-ridden party is fielding candidates for only a fifth of the seats in the European...
Newspaper editor on freedom of the press (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. Andreas Whittam Smith, Editor of the Independent newspaper) on the legal implications of the publication of named parties (following an injunction?). Male interviewer not...
Sentencing in the Jason Swift case (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Tim Crook reports on the sentencing of Sidney Cooke, Robert Oliver, Leslie Bailey and Steven Barrell for the sexual abuse and manslaughter of Jason Swift, a child prostitute. Reaction from Jason’s father,...
Opening of the Torness nuclear power station (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
David Wilkie reports on the opening of the Torness nuclear power station, East Lothian. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher commits to the replacement of the older stations and reassures those with safety...