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John Farr on televising of parliamentary debates (1978)
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- Interview
John Farr, Conservative MP, on the benefits of televising live parliamentary debates as opposed to broadcasting them on the radio. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Ed Boyle).
David Penhaligon on end of Lib-Lab Pact (1978)
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- Interview
Liberal MP for Truro, David Penhaligon welcomes the end of the pact between the Labour and Liberal Parties. Male interviewer not identified.
Ulster Unionists’ political vote against Finance Bill (1978)
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- Interview
Enoch Powell, Ulster Unionist MP, on local government in and devolution for Northern Ireland. He describes the Unionists’ forthcoming vote on the Finance Bill as a political vote. Male interviewer not...
Hormone pregnancy drugs cause damage to babies (1978)
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- Interview
Labour MP Jack Ashley on damage to babies caused by hormone pregnancy test drugs. Ashley has called repeatedly for a public inquiry into why there has been no official warning in relation to the drugs and...
GMWU will not ban National Front members (1978)
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- Interview
David Basnett, General Secretary of the General and Municipal Workers Union, on the Union’s decision not to ban members of the right-wing National Front political party. Basnett claims that as long as...
Cohen on sentencing of bottle thrower (1978)
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- Interview
Labour MP Stanley Cohen on the sentencing of a man who threw a bottle at the Prince of Wales’s car. Cohen says he was relieved that the prince was unhurt but that a 6-month prison sentence is too severe....
Alf Morris on disability discrimination in Britain (1978)
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- Interview
Minister for the Disabled, Alf Morris on discrimination towards disabled people in Great Britain. Morris claims that buildings need to be modified to give disabled people equal access. Male interviewer not...
Ron Atkinson on Johnston’s expulsion from World Cup (1978)
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- Interview
West Bromwich Albion manager Ron Atkinson on the expulsion of Scotland’s Willie Johnston from the 1978 World Cup. Johnston has tested positive for a banned substance and expelled for the remainder of the...
Jim Knight on removal of Chrysler sponsorship (1978)
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- Interview
A representative of car manufacturer Chrysler, Jim Knight, explains the company’s decision to pull out of its sponsorship of the Scotland football team in the 1978 World Cup. The news comes following the...
Pat Jones on reprieve for hospital (1978)
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- Interview
Pat Jones of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson women’s hospital on the hospital’s recent reprieve from closure. Male interviewer not identified.