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Barbara Castle on James Callaghan (1980)
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- Interview
Labour MEP and former cabinet minister Barbara Castle on the publication of her diaries revealing her attitude towards former Party leaders and prime ministers Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. Male...
Humphrey Atkins on Northern Irish devolution (1980)
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- Interview
Northern Ireland Secretary, Humphrey Atkins on Government proposals for devolution in Northern Ireland. Male interviewer not identified.
Geoffrey Howe on inflation figures (1980)
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- Interview
Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe, interviewed during a special Conservative conference in Swansea, on the latest inflation figures and on the forecast for future economic growth. Male interviewer not identified.
David Owen on Iranian situation (1980)
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- Interview
Former UK foreign secretary Dr David Owen on the current political instability in Iran following the revolution in 1979 which saw the fall of the Shah and the takeover by Ayatollah Khomeini for the new...
Hector Monro on Moscow Olympics boycott (1980)
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- Interview
UK Sports Minister, Hector Monro defends the Government’s proposed boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Male interviewer not identified.
Merlyn Rees on Menwith Hill allegations (1980)
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- Interview
Former home secretary Merlyn Rees denies any knowledge of CIA telephone tapping at the Menwith Hill RAF base in Yorkshire, following revelations in New Statesman magazine in an article by Duncan Campbell and...
Brandon Rhys Williams on House of Lords bill (1980)
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- Interview
Alastair Burnet interviews Sir Brandon Rhys-Williams, Conservative MP for Kensington, about his private members bill proposing changes to the electoral system in the House of Lords that would make it one of...
Neville Sandelson on Underhill Report cover-up (1980)
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- Interview
Labour MP, Neville Sandelson alleges a cover-up by the National Executive over the findings of the Underhill Report on left-wing infiltration in the Party. Male interviewer not identified.
Unemployment figures - Political reaction (1980)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate; Interview; Speech
Peter Deeley reports on political reaction to the latest unemployment figures. Speakers include: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Labour employment spokesman Eric Varley; Trade Secretary, John Nott; Len...
Willie Whitelaw on prison overcrowding (1980)
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- Interview
Barry Jordan interviews Home Secretary, William Whitelaw on allegations of overcrowding and poor conditions in Britain’s prisons. The interview follows Whitelaw’s speech at the National Association for...