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28,816 results found for all records.
Row over GLC housing association loans (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified spokesman (poss. David Ashby, housing chairman) for the Conservative-led Greater London Council on the loan of public funds to unregistered housing associations. Male interviewer not identified...
Government social function criticised (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified (Welsh) male speaker criticises the holding of an excessive Government function funded by public money during an economic recession. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Spencer?).
Proposals for English devolution (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the possibility of devolution and the setting up of a separate legislative assembly for England, parallel to those proposed for Scotland and Wales. Female interviewer not...
Southwark councillor on rate rise (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male Southwark councillor (poss. John O’Grady?) on a controversial rate rise and proposals for a new town hall in the London borough. Male interviewer not identified. Sound in mono.
Southwark town hall row - Labour expulsions (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the expulsion from the Labour Party executive of eleven members on Southwark Council over plans for a rate rise and for a new town hall in the London borough. Includes interview with councillor Bob...
By-election results in Clitheroe and Knutsford (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Spencer reports on by-election results in Clitheroe in Lancashire, and Knutsford in Cheshire, with victory and a swing for the Conservative Party in both constituencies. Includes interviews with Lord...
John Eccles, Burnley man, on dogs by-law (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Eccles, following his release from prison, after breaking a by-law imposed by Burnley council banning the walking of dogs in public parks. Eccles says he will continue to walk his dog,...
Social worker on glue sniffing problem (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with social worker Bob Nightingale on an increase in solvent abuse and glue sniffing amongst teenagers in schools. Male interviewer not identified.
Queen’s visit to Middle East (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews UK foreign minister Frank Judd, on the outcome of the recent visit of the Queen to the Middle East, with talks on international relations and foreign trade.
Battersea tower block fire (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Jim Dallmeyer reports from the Castlemaine Tower block of flats in Culvert Street, Battersea after the building was gutted by fire. Female studio reporter not identified. (75-year-old Florence Fyfe died in...