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Wage and price freeze (1979)
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Interview with Stockton MP on his suggestions for a temporary freeze on wages and prices if no agreement with striking unions and the TUC can be reached. Some union leaders have already reacted negatively to...
Industrial strikes affect farms (1979)
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Interview with President of the National Farming Union (NFU), Richard Butler, about the effect on farming, and in particular on livestock, of a series of UK industrial disputes in 1979. Male interviewer not...
Lord Dennings 80th birthday (1979)
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Peter Allen interviews Master of the Rolls, Lord Denning (Tom Denning), about his past career and the relationship between Parliament and the courts.
Fire at Villiers House, Strand (1979)
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- Interview
Interview with fireman Peter Hyde, explaining the level of destruction, and the possible causes of a fire at Villiers House in the Strand, London. Male interviewer not identified.
Isle of Man millennium (1979)
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Marketing Manager of the Isle of Man Tourist Board, Jim Kennedy, talks about the forthcoming millennium celebrations for the island, celebrating 1000 years of the Manx parliament and aiming to entice more...
Jim Jardine on policing (1979)
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Chairman of the Police Federation, Jim Jardine, gives an interview discussing different aspects of the law and policing, lobbying for the powers of arrest to change, and bring about the death penalty for...
Hillingdon interference (1979)
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Spokesman for the Hillingdon Law Centre, Bernie Bateman, talks out against the Tory council’s plans to set up a management committee for the centre, and plans to take the matter to the House of Commons....
London’s newer buildings (1979)
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- Interview
Interview with William Bell, Chairman of the Historic Building Committee on the Greater London Council, on listing London’s newer buildings to save them for future generations. Buildings include London Zoo...
Southwark town hall (1979)
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- Interview
Southwark Council leader John O’Grady talks about the issues surrounding the proposals for a new town hall in the borough, and on a planned council meeting to discuss the issue. Male interviewer not...
Smoking restricted in London (1979)
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Smoking on public transport has been restricted to two cars only on trains, and to the top level of buses, due to public opinion polls. John Stansby, the head of London Transport, explains the reasoning...