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Thatcher opposes Commonwealth over South African sanctions (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Political editor Peter Murphy reports from the Commonwealth conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the outrage of fellow heads of government against Margaret Thatcher after she signed the official document...
Nigel Lawson resigns (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Peter Spencer reports on the damage limitation exercise in the Conservative Party following the shock resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson which has led to questions over Margaret Thacther’s leadership....
Thatcher opposes Commonwealth over South African sanctions (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Paul Rowley reports from the Commons following Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s rebel stand at the Commonwealth conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she issued a statement opposing economic...
Housing association report launched by Archbishop of York (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Phil Edwards reports on the report launched by the Archbishop of York Dr John Hapgood, which draws attention to the reduction in the relative level of government funding given to housing associations in the...
Guardian Angel assaulted, man convicted (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Legal correspondent Tim Crook reports on the conviction at the Old Bailey of Ralph Irving for unlawfully wounding the founder of the US Guardian Angels Curtis Sliwa at a community centre in Brixton, when...
Prince Charles speech on sustainable development (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Camilla Affleck reports on a speech by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) to the Trilateral Commission, an international think-tank set up to examine the north-south divide. He called for a new global bargain...
Julie Ward inquest returns murder verdict (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Simon Israel reports from Nairobi where Kenya’s chief magistrate has ruled that the British photographer, Julie Ward, was murdered on a game reserve in 1988. Joseph Mango’s verdict comes after a...
City reacts to Chancellor Nigel Lawson resignation (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
James Bays reports on the reaction in the City of London to the resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson and Government advisor Alan Walters. Lawson has been replaced by John Major. Includes interviews with...
Thatcher’s ratings slump (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Kevin Murphy reports on the results of a NOP telephone survey in The Independent newspaper. The opinion poll shows Prime Mininster Margaret Thatcher’s popularity plunging to the lowest of any UK Prime...
Julie Ward inquest returns murder verdict (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; News bulletin
LBC Crown FM news bulletin focusing on the ruling that British photographer, Julie Ward, was murdered on a game reserve in 1988. Kenya’s Chief Magistrate Joseph Mango’s verdict comes after a year-long...