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Government’s handling of the economy (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Paul Rowley reports on the opposition debate on the government’s handling of the economy and whether the UK should join the European EMS following Chancellor Nigel Lawson’s resignation. Includes Commons...
Allegations of insider share dealing by Cecil Parkinson (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Margaret Shiels reports on allegations of insider share dealing by Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson. Includes economist Avinash Persaud on the potential repercussions on the money markets; a statement...
Clapham rail crash - reaction to report (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Havovi Todd reports on possible action by the Department of Public Prosecutions to charge British Rail with corporate manslaughter, following the publication of the report from the inquiry into the Clapham...
Debate on Chancellor Nigel Lawson’s resignation (1989)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
Excerpt from a House of Commons debate involving Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Labour leader, Neil Kinnock. They clashed over the question of Chancellor Nigel Lawson’s resignation. Thatcher told the...
Milk contaminated with lead (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on the debate after Agriculture Minister John Gummer declared cattle feed was contaminated with lead and 1500 farms have been banned from selling their milk. Includes...
Margaret Thatcher on war widows’ pensions (1989)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has said that there will be an announcement on the controversial subject of equal treatment for war widows before Christmas. The Government’s policy on pensions for...
Forced repatriation of Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports from Westminster on Parliament’s reaction to the forced repatriation of Vietnamese boat people from Hong Kong camps. Illegal immigrants will be repatriated, but those classed as refugees...
Nicholas Ridley speech on Barlow Clowes Savings Group (1989)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
In 2 parts. 1: Trade and Industry Secretary Nicholas Ridley announces in Parliament that investors in the collapsed Barlow Clowes Savings Group are to receive substantial tax free ex-gratia payments from the...
Hillsborough disaster - MPs debate ID cards (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Paul Rowley reports on Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd telling MPs about the planned ID cards for football fans and all-seating stadium changes in the aftermath of the Hillsborough Stadium disaster. Roy...
1980s news clips - Argentine surrender (1989)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
House of Commons statement by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, following the surrender of Argentine troops in the Falklands. From a series of news clips from the 1980s used in a retrospective...