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City week (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion; Speech; Parliamentary debate; Special
City Week. A review of the week’s news as seen by IRN’s Financial Unit, hosted by Douglas Moffitt and Tom Maddocks. Topics covered include: mortgage costs and the housing market; the gold market and...
City week special (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion; Parliamentary debate; Speech; Special
City Week Special. A look back at 1979 through the eyes of IRN’s Financial Unit, hosted by Douglas Moffitt. Topics covered include: the Conservative Government’s monetarist policies following its victory...
Zimbabwe Rhodesia recognition - Carrington in Lords (1979)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
UK Foreign Secretary, Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) in the House of Lords, recommending that the UK and the international community should officially recognise Zimbabwe Rhodesia, and newly-elected...
Decision makers (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Decision Makers with Dave Loyn. One year on from Margaret Thatcher taking office as Prime Minister on what she has done so far and the future in Britain under a Conservative Party Government. Contributions...
Commons debates phone-tapping allegations (1980)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Parliamentary debate on 31/01/80 on allegations made in New Statesman magazine that the Air Force base at Menwith Hill in Yorkshire is being used as a phone-tapping centre. Speaking are: UK Home Secretary...
Iranian embassy siege - debate after end (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Parliamentary statements and debate on 06/05/80 following the end of the siege by dissident Arab gunmen at the Iranian embassy in London (05/05/80). Speaking are: Home Secretary William (Willie) Whitelaw;...
DDP criticised over police prosecutions (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on Parliamentary criticism of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Sir Thomas Hetherington, over the lack of prosecutions in 26 cases between 1970 and 1979 where allegations were made that police...
Measures against USSR after Afghanistan invasion (1980)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
Parliamentary speech by UK Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) where he sets out the Government’s measures against the Soviet Union in protest at their invasion of Afghanistan including...
Dennis Skinner ejected from Commons (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the ejection by the Speaker of Labour MP Dennis Skinner from the House of Commons during a debate on unemployment. Speaking are: Dennis Skinner; Labour Party leader Jim Callaghan; Employment...
Callaghan criticises Conservative government policy (1980)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Parliamentary speech on 28/02/80 by Labour Party leader James Callaghan where he criticises the economic policies of the Conservative Government during its first year in power, and comments on the current...