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7,185 results found for all records.
David Steel on Liberal policies after General Election (1979)
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- Speech
Liberal leader David Steel on the publication this morning, in the form of a draft Queen’s speech, of his party’s policy programme for the next Parliament should it have substantial influence after the...
David Steel on hung parliament after General Election (1979)
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- Speech
Liberal Party leader David Steel on the latest opinion polls which indicate that neither Labour nor Conservative Parties will have an overall majority after the forthcoming election and, the importance,...
Jim Prior on Conservative trade union election support (1979)
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- Speech
Conservative MP, Jim Prior on the significance of the meeting of trade unionists from all over the country yesterday in support of a Conservative election victory, and confirming that party policy will be to...
James Callaghan election campaign speech (1979)
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- Speech
Election campaign speech by Labour Prime Minister, James Callaghan, who says the Conservative Party is deceiving the electorate over income tax cuts, which will increase price inflation and only benefit the...
James Callaghan calls for Labour support in General Election (1979)
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- Speech
Prime Minister James Callaghan stating the five reasons for voting Labour at tomorrow’s General Election (for safer jobs, better price control, less risk of industrial disruption, a more prosperous...
James Callaghan at General Election campaign meeting (1979)
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- News report; Speech
Report on a speech by Prime Minister James Callaghan at a Labour election campaign meeting. Includes excerpts, with Callaghan on the National Front, and disruption from hecklers over Blair Peach, the Troops...
US death penalty and John Spenkelink (1979)
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- News report; Speech
Report on the scheduled execution of convicted murderer John Spenkelink, the first in Florida and second nationwide, after Gary Gilmore, since the 1976 US Supreme Court ruling allowing individual states to...
Return of El Arish to Egypt as part of Middle East peace treaty (1979)
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- News report; Speech
Peter Allen-Frost reports on the return of El Arish to Egyptian sovereignty and the opening of borders between Israel and Egypt as part of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty, and the subsequent ceremony...
Britain in the European Community (1979)
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- Speech; Interview
Speech on agreements for Britain to join the European Community, followed by an interview by same male speaker (not identified). Interviewer not heard. Britain joined in 1973- this may be archive material.
Britain in the European Community (1979)
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- Speech
Speech on Britain’s relationship with the EEC. Male speaker not identified. Possibly archive material from 1973 when Britain joined the EEC.