Results
28,816 results found for all records.
Tanker drivers’ dispute (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Bob Pearson, Motor Agents’ Association (MAA), on the tanker drivers’ overtime ban- the profits made by independent companies and drivers not involved in the dispute; possible laying off of...
British Leyland split (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Geoffrey Robinson MP, on company chairman Michael Edwardes’ plans to decentralise British Leyland into separate groups for upmarket and volume cars. Interviewer not identified (poss. Vivian...
Swan Hunter redundancies (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Neville Trotter MP, on redundancies at Swan Hunter shipyards, resulting unemployment and possible redundancy payments. Male interviewer not identified.
Swan Hunter redundancies (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Norman Lamont MP, on redundancies at Swan Hunter shipyards and payments being offered. Says it seems wrong to offer them money following the labour dispute which was a factor in leading to the...
ASLEF pay claim (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interview with Ray Buckton, Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), on a pay claim requesting an extra £25 to £30 a week which ignores government guidelines for 10%...
Engineers’ wage dispute (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Hugh Scanlon, Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW), on a dispute over wages. Talks have regrettably broken down but they were close to an agreement. Interviewer not identified.
Engineers’ wage dispute (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with spokesman for the Engineering Employer’s Federation (poss. Ashley Whittall) about a dispute over wages with the engineering unions and specific terms asked for. Male interviewer not identified.
James Prior on incomes policy (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with James Prior, Conservative Party employment spokesman, on the Labour government’s incomes policy and the need for a return a form of collective bargaining. There is growing discontent in...
Scott-Elliot murders (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour politician Douglas Jay on the murder of former fellow MP Walter Scott-Elliot and his wife Dorothy. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Spencer).
Scott-Elliot murders (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Two news reports on the evidence that has been collected so far in the case of the murdered MP Walter Scott-Elliot, and the impact the case is having on Braco, Scotland. Includes interview with Braco locals....