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Neil Kinnock on welfare policy (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Labour leader Neil Kinnock’s speech, A Modern State of Welfare, at the annual lecture for the Community Care journal, in which he outlines his party’s policies on welfare. He criticises the...
Riots in Washington DC (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
On 05/05/91, during a Cinco de Mayo street celebration, a black female Washington DC Metropolitan Police officer tried to arrest a Salvadoran man for disorderly conduct in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood of...
Pilot loses job after runway mistake (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on a pilot who almost crashed his jet, carrying 273 people, on the A4 trunk road when he mistook street lights for landing lights. After a court hearing, Captain Stewart thanks everyone who supported...
NHS funding debate (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Secretary of State for Health, William Waldegrave rejects claims that the NHS is suffering. The BMA has put forward a case for a 6 million-pound injection of cash into the NHS, but the Government claims the...
Labour attacks Tory healthcare policy (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on the Labour Party offensive over the future of the NHS. Labour claims the Conservatives are putting cash concerns over the wellbeing of the NHS. Labour leader Neil Kinnock quotes a district health...
William Kennedy Smith accused of rape in Florida (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the case of William Kennedy Smith, nephew of former US President, John F. Kennedy, who is being accused of rape by a 29 year-old woman from Palm Beach. Police have assembled the facts of the case,...
Prime Minister’s Question Time on the Health Service (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Prime Minister’s Question Time, with John Major. The NHS is discussed, with Labour leader, Neil Kinnock and the Prime Minister debating over the different party policies. Health Minister, Virginia...
Taxi driver tortured in his home (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the attempted murder of a taxi driver in his own flat. The victim, Harry Cole, was tortured and hung from the ceiling before being shot with a shotgun. Detective Superintendent John Bassett...
Archbishop of Canterbury on the plight of the destitute (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey describes the plight of the poor and the hungry, and says he will ask the Government to divert spending from defence to help them. Director of Christian Aid, the...
The Simple Truth music fundraiser (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
Report on musical fundraising effort initiated by novelist and former politician Jeffrey Archer. Just after the Gulf War, as Kurdish refugees fled to the mountains, the five-hour telethon was broadcast in 36...