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Thatcher cabinet reshuffle (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Judith Dawson reports back on possible ministerial changes in Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet reshuffle, notably the move of Employment Secretary James Prior to Northern Ireland, following his...
New Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit on unions and unemployment (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Industrial editor John Perkins interviews newly appointed Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit following Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet reshuffle. Covering the government’s possible...
New Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit on unions and unemployment (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Industrial editor John Perkins interviews newly appointed Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit following Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet reshuffle. In 2 parts.1. The government’s possible...
4 percent wage increase celing announced (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an opposition politician about the Government announcement of a 4 percent wage increase ceiling, criticising it as prices are predicted to rise 10 percent, and against a background of high...
GLC councillor Anne Sofer defects to SDP (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Liberal MP Bill Pitt welcoming the impending announcement by Labour GLC member Anne Sofer that she is to defect to the SDP Party by resigning and stand for re-election as an SDP-Liberal...
Belize independence - Britain will continue protection (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP, Tony Durant confirms that Britain will continue to be responsible for the defence of its former Central American colony of Belize as it moves towards independence, following concerns over...
New Northern Ireland Secretary visits Maze Prison (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with anti-H-Block MP Owen Carron on the visit of newly appointed Northern Ireland Secretary James Prior to the Maze Prison, where 10 hunger strikers have so far died, and the likelihood this...
Roy Jenkins at SDP Guildford meeting (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview; Vox pop
Report on the speech (with excerpts) by SDP leader Roy Jenkins at last evening’s well-attended meeting in Guildford on the potential role of the new SDP-Liberal Alliance in government and breaking of the...
John Silkin on chances in Labour deputy leadership race (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Silkin on his chances to be elected for the deputy leader of the Labour Party. He is supported by the Tramsport and General Workers Union. Interviewer not identified.
Dividing seats between SDP and Liberals (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Richard Holme, Liberal Party President, on the allocation of candidates for Parliamentary seats between the Social Democrats and the Liberal Party in their alliance as negotations are due to...