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Taunton train fire (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the fatal Taunton sleeping car fire of 06/07/78, in which 11 rail passengers (at this point) died. We hear from the House of Commons, where Bill Rodgers offers condolences to the families of the...
Dennis Canavan ejected from House of Commons Chamber (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Ed Boyle reports on the ejection of Labour MP Dennis Canavan from the House of Commons Chamber, for his use of inappropriate language. Includes an excerpt from Commons coverage during which Canavan appears...
Dinner ban on MP (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Allen reports on a complaint by Nicholas Fairbairn MP, that he had been banned by the Ministry of Defence from a mess dinner at HMS Caledonia to which he had been invited; looks at inadequate response...
James Callaghan on neutron bomb (1978)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Short reply by Prime Minister, James Callaghan, in the House of Commons at Prime Minister’s Question Time, on the neutron bomb and possible deployment by NATO in Europe.
Margaret Thatcher response to 1978 Budget speech (1978)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
Opposition leader Margaret Thatcher makes preliminary remarks in response to Denis Healey’s Budget speech. She commends him on his change in style and briefer speech. She claims to have no advance...
Naming of Colonel B (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Ed Boyle reports on the naming of Colonel B, a witness in an official secrets case, whose name was revealed in the House of Commons and then became front page news. Includes speeches in the Commons by...
Mini-budget (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Vivian White reports on Chancellor Denis Healey’s mini-budget. Includes speech by shadow Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe in the Commons; interviews with John Pardoe, Liberal economic spokesman claiming...
Soviet human rights breach (1978)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Speeches in Parliament on warnings by the British Government to the Soviet Government on the breach of human rights they are committing against the 15 members of the Helsinki Monitoring Groups they have put...
Soviet dissident trials (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Prue Keely reports on the Soviet dissident trials, their effect on international relations and the challenge they pose to human rights. Includes (speaking in the House of Commons): James Callaghan, Prime...
Healey outlines pay policy (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Peter Allen reports from Westminster on a statement by Chancellor Denis Healey outlining the Phase 4 pay policy in the Commons. Healey says pay restraint will help inflation, unemployment and the economy in...