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28,816 results found for all records.
House of Lords reform (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Ed Boyle reports on first steps to reform the House of Lords; interviews with Tony Benn, Energy Secretary; Lord Carrington, Tory Leader in the Lords (interviewed by Peter Allen).
Reg Prentice on constituency (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Phone interview with Reg Prentice MP on regaining the support of his local Newham Labour Party constituency. Interviewer not identified (poss. Paul Woodley).
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sir Idwal Pugh, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, on his work. Female interviewer not identified.
Arthur Scargill interview (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Vivian White interviews Arthur Scargill, NUM, on pay policy and the Labour government; also comments on the Grunwick factory labour dispute.
Lord Shawcross on trade union speech by Michael Foot (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lord Shawcross reacting to Michael Foot’s speech criticising judges on decisions regarding trade unions. Interviewer not identified.
Peter Shore on inner cities (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Peter Shore MP, on reversal of government policy on migration from town centres - now wants to encourage people back to cities.
Len Murray on free collective bargaining (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Jill Lourie interviews Len Murray on the TUC Economic Committee call for the reintroduction of free collective bargaining.
Teddy Taylor on allegations he is to join SNP (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Teddy Taylor, Conservative MP, on allegations made by Margaret Bain MP, that he’d applied to join the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP).
Brian Walden resigns as MP to become TV presenter (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Brian Walden on why he has resigned as an MP to become presenter of London Weekend Television’s Weekend World. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Steve Sailah).
Freddie Laker on air fares competition (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Freddie Laker on airlines reducing fares to compete with his cheap Skytrain trans-Atlantic service.