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Arthur Scargill on miners’ strike donations (1990)
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- Interview
President of the National Union of Mineworkers, Arthur Scargill refuting fresh claims made in the Sunday Times that the union received money for the miners’ strike from Colonel Gaddafi of Libya, which was...
Margaret Thatcher’s Colorado speech following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (1990)
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- Interview; News report; Speech
Phil Edwards reporting on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech to the Aspen Institute, Colorado. Thatcher calling for all United Nations members to apply a total economic embargo unless Iraq withdraws...
Peter Garrett on Football Supporters’ Association (1990)
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- Interview
On the fifth anniversary of the Football Supporters’ Association, interview with Secretary Peter Garrett and also founder Rogan Taylor. Garrett on the organisation meeting its objectives of representing...
Chris Patten on community charge proposals (1990)
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- Interview
Interview with Environment Secretary Chris Patten on Labour’s proposals to reintroduce the rates in place of the unpopular community charge. Patten on having put written questions to Labour leader Neil...
Bernadette Vallely on food pollutants (1990)
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- Interview
Bernadette Vallely of the Women’s Environmental Network calling on the Government to reduce the source of toxic dioxins in milk and other foods which may be dangerous to children. Arguing that the...
Bill Devereux on the condition of his son Josh (1990)
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- Interview
Interview with Bill Devereux on the deteriorating condition if his 19-month-old son Josh Devereux who was infected with listeria while in the womb. Josh’s parents are sueing the Government for the delay in...
Terry Hawkins on fundraising for the Young Vic (1990)
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- Interview
Administration Director of the Young Vic Theatre, Terry Hawkins on having to raise urgent funds to cover repairs to the building and an accumulated deficit or face closure, his hopes of being able to...
London march by Kuwaitis following Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (1990)
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- Interview; News report
Sally Arthy reporting from the London march by Kuwaitis, following the handing in of a letter to Number 10 calling on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to take the strongest possible action to force the...
Bob Reid on petrol price increases (1990)
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- Interview
Following the rise in the market price for a barrel of crude oil, Chairman of Shell UK, Sir Bob (Robert Paul) Reid defending immediate petrol pump price increases to customers while Shell and all other...
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (1990)
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- News report; Interview
Dominique Harvie reporting on the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. Manchester DJ Phil Kennedy, whose wife is a stewardess aboard the stranded British Airways plane captured during a stopover in Kuwait city, on...