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GLC defeated in its efforts to forward fund projects (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the defeat of the Greater London Council in its bid to forward fund London organisations in the run-up to its abolition. 25 million pounds would have gone to 1400 voluntary groups; ILEA was due to...
Final meeting of the GLC (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the final meeting of the Greater London Council. Chairman Tony Banks takes a swipe at the Conservative Government, and Tory group leader Alan Greengross criticises him for his partisan...
Howe concealing US plans to attack Libya? (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on this morning’s EEC meeting in which Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe was excused of concealing from fellow foreign ministers US plans to attack Libya. Dutch Foreign Minister, Hans Van Den...
Meeting of Common Market leaders in London (1986)
- Genre
- News report
Report on today’s meeting of Common Market leaders, following lunch with the Queen. Includes a description of the arrival of political leaders at the Westminster conference centre venue, and the general...
Sir Henry Plumb first British President of European Parliament (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Sir Henry Plumb’s election to the post of President of the European Parliament. He will be the first Briton to hold the post. In his introductory address, Plumb talks about the Parliament’s...
John Gummer on the European butter mountain (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Common Market agiculture ministers’ plan to dispose of the EEC butter mountain. UK Agriculture Minister, John Gummer explains the problem to be addressed. Male reporter not identified.
Life sentence for murderer of Adam Sedgwick (1986)
- Genre
- News report
Tim Crook reports on the sentencing of Phillip Johnston for the murder of Adam Sedgwick, son-in-law of the Marquis of Normanby. Includes a summary of the events leading up to the crime, and the names of...
Father of Tessa Howden on her sexual assault and murder (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
David Howden, father of Tessa Howden, talks about his 19 year-old daughter’s sexual assault and murder at the family home, and appeals at a press conference for anyone who knows anything to come forward....
Contract killings in London’s Sikh community? (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on what appears to be a series of attacks targeting moderate Sikh leaders in London. Peter Kimber reports from Southall, where shopkeeper and political activist Tarsem Singh Toor was fatally shot;...
Brian Eve’s killer sentenced (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Tim Crook reports on the sentencing of Trevor Lane, the 19-year-old who stabbed and killed 18 year-old Brian Eve at a party in Sutton. Brian’s parents, Anthony Eve and Pat (Eve?) express their feelings...