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  • Len Murray on TUC rejection of pay policy (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Len Murray, General Secretary of the TUC, on the congress’s rejection of the Labour Government’s pay policy. Murray outlines the areas of policy that the General Council was unhappy with. Murray insists...

  • John Potter describes fire at House of Commons (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Assistant Divisional Fire Officer John Potter on being called to the House of Commons to deal with a fire cause by an electrical switch panel. He says it is not unusual to be called to Parliament to deal...

  • John Pardoe on TUC rejection of pay policy (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    John Pardoe, economic affairs spokesman for the Liberal Party, on the rejection of the Government’s pay policy by the Trades Union Congress. Pardoe says that Denis Healey, Chancellor of the Exchequer,...

  • Denis Healey on TUC negotiations (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Denis Healey, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the Trade Union Congress rejecting the Government’s pay policy. Healey says former prime minister Edward Heath is more popular than Conservative leader...

  • Geoffrey Howe on TUC rejection of pay policy (1978)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the TUC’s rejection of the Government’s wage policy. Shadow Chancellor Geoffrey Howe says the TUC is not representative. Labour MP Doug Hoyle insists that an agreement could have been reached,...

  • TUC rejects Government’s pay policy (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Press conference

    Peter Allen reports on the rejection of the Government’s pay policy by the Trades Union Congress. Len Murray, General Secretary of the TUC, explains why the General Council rejected the Government’s pay...

  • Frank Chalmers on being absent from TUC (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Trades Union Congress General Council member, Frank Chalmers explains why he was absent from a vote on the Government’s pay policy. The TUC rejected the policy by a narrow margin but Chalmers says he would...

  • Victor Goodhew on giving arms to Zambia (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Conservative MP Victor Goodhew criticises the decision of Foreign Minister David Owen to supply weapons to Zambia. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Joan Maynard on trip to Iran (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Labour MP Joan Maynard about her planned trip to Iran to meet opposition leaders following the introduction of increasingly oppressive measures by the country’s government. Male interviewer...

  • Conservative broadcasts in cinemas (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Labour MP Eric Moonman about a series of Conservative Party political broadcasts that are being broadcast in cinemas. Female reporter not identified.