Results
28,816 results found for all records.
Horace Cutler on GLC prospects after Conservative election victory (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
GLC leader Horace Cutler on the prospects for improved relations between the Council and government following the Conservative Party’s general election victory, and likely release of capital for new...
Ray Buckton on union prospects after Conservative election victory (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Ray Buckton, leader of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), regrets the change of government following the Conservative Party’s general election victory, and warns of...
George Younger on post-Election prospects for Scotland (1979)
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- Interview
Scottish Secretary, George Younger on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s first engagement in Scotland following the Conservative general election victory, and the need for all parties to work together with...
Margaret Bain on SNP general election defeats (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Former Scottish National Party MP, Margaret Bain on her defeat in the Dunbartonshire East constituency and general lack of SNP electoral success in Scotland, and on future prospects for the party and for...
Shirley Williams on Labour general election defeat (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Former Education Secretary, Shirley Williams on the Labour Party’s general election defeat, the country’s first woman Prime Minister, prospects for education under the new Conservative Government, and...
Cosmas Desmond on appointment as new UK Amnesty director (1979)
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- Interview
Former priest, Cosmas Desmond on his appointment as new UK Director of Amnesty International, and his previous house arrest in South Africa following the publication of his book, The Discarded People, which...
Uganda moves to extradite Idi Amin from Libya (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Ugandan Attorney General, Dr George Kanyeihamba confirms his government will be making diplomatic moves to have former head of state Idi Amin extradited from Libya and repatriated to Uganda. Male interviewer...
Quebec separatism and new Canadian Government (1979)
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- Interview
Two unidentified male students in French-speaking Quebec on support among the young for the separation of the province from the rest of Canada, and the likelihood that the new, largely English-speaking...
Concerns over Queen’s attendance of Zambia Commonwealth meeting (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on concerns over the Queen’s attendance of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Zambia, following the shooting down by surface-to-air missiles of Rhodesian passenger aircraft and Zambian...
Falkland Islands negotiations with Argentina (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Two unidentified male Falkland Islands farmers on negotiations with Argentina over sovereignty and the economic development of the islands, including the fishing and oil industries. Male interviewer not...