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Increasing concern for rail safety (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports for AM programme on the announcement by Transport Secretary Paul Channon in the Commons of a possible broadening of the Clapham rail disaster inquiry to investigate rail safety in general...
Rail crashes and rail safety debated (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Des Fahy reports on an announcement in the Commons by Transport Secretary Paul Channon on the cause of the Glasgow train crash and new pilot system of automatic braking if trains pass red lights. Led to...
Iranian expulsions follow issuing of fatwa (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Peter Spencer reports on worsening of Anglo-Iranian relations following the fatwa issued to Salman Rushdie over his book The Satanic Verses.Tehran has severed diplomatic relations and now Foreign Secretary...
Thatcher attacks Ridley (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Kevin Murphy reports on 2 rebukes of Environment Minister Nicholas Ridley by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over a wrong briefing for the amount intended for the UN environmental programme, and his...
Pressure on Paul Channon for full public inquiry into Lockerbie (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Elena Curti reports from Westminster on the calls for Transport Secretary Paul Channon to order a public inquiry on the Lockerbie bombing and queries over warnings they gave before the attack. Includes...
Ted Heath attacks Margaret Thatcher’s leadership (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Former Conservative prime minister, Ted Heath has accused the Government of failing on all fronts: there are many unfinished motorways, the airports are overcrowded, housing demand is not being met, and...
Paul Channon statement on his handling of Lockerbie bombing (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Kevin Murphy reports on Transport Secretary Paul Channon’s statement on his handling of the Lockerbie bombing. Labour leader Neil Kinnock, Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown and John Prescott MP are...
New rules for vehicles carrying explosives (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Peter Spencer reports on Transport Minister Peter Bottomley announcing new rules for vehicles carrying explosives following the death of a fireman at Peterborough from not knowing a van had explosives on...
National Dock Labour Scheme to be scrapped (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Paul Rowley reports on the decision to scrap the National Dock Labour Scheme. Norman Fowler, Employment Secretary, talks about how outdated the scheme is, and how it is hindering the industry; Labour’s...
Ulster Loyalists and South African arms trade (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Elena Curti reports on a possible arms trade between South Africa and Ulster loyalists. Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe addresses the House of Commons on the subject. Labour’s foreign affairs...