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Public order law proposals (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Richard Dallyn reports on proposals to crackdown on public violence and maintain public order and prevent actions inciting racial hatred, in the wake of the miners’ strike. Home Secretary Leon Brittan...
Education grant cuts (1985)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
Speech by the Education Secretary Sir Keith Joseph in Parliament on the planned cutbacks in grants for higher education.
London airport development decisions (1985)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Murphy? reports on the Parliamentary debate over the development of London’s airports with Stansted Airport to be expanded and a fifth terminal at Heathrow Airport postponed. Includes speeches from...
Powell’s Embryo Bill filibustered (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on a Parliamentary debate on a bill proposed by Ulster Unionist MP Enoch Powell, intended to block Government proposals for overseeing research on early human embryos. The report focuses on the...
Debate following Brecon and Radnor by-election (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on a Parliamentary debate following the result of Brecon and Radnor by-election on 04/07/85 where the Conservative Party were pushed into third place by the win by SDP-Liberal Alliance. With Commons...
Gill Pyrah programme (1985)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; Jingle; News bulletin; Parliamentary debate; Press conference; Speech; Trailer
Gill Pyrah interviews ornithologist and conservationist, Sir Peter Scott, following the release of his latest volume of diaries, Travel Diaries of a Naturalist. The programme also contains the afternoon’s...
Lambeth social services failure (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the implications for Lambeth Council social services following the death of 21-month-old Tyra Henry and the conviction of her father Andrew Neil. Speakers are junior social services minister John...
Sanctions on South Africa (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the British Government’s stance against sanctions on South Africa including the comments of Oliver Tambo, president of the ANC, who attacks UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s stance...
Parliamentary reaction to Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Murphy reports on Parliamentary reaction to the announcement of the Anglo-Irish Agreement on the future of Northern Ireland agreed between UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish premier Dr...
Parliamentary reaction to Anglo-Irish agreement (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on Parliamentary reaction to the announcement of the Anglo-Irish agreement on the future of Northern Ireland agreed between UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish premier Dr Garret FitzGerald...