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  • Retirement of Horace Cutler - Archive speech (1982)

    Genre
    Speech

    Archive speech by former Greater London Council leader Sir Horace Cutler (04/77), re-broadcast to coincide with the announcement of his retirement from the Conservative leadership within the Council (29/03/82).

  • Kenneth Oxford on rising street crime (1982)

    Genre
    Speech

    Two excerpts of a speech by Kenneth Oxford, Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, on rising levels of street crime and necessary changes to policing practices.

  • Princess of Wales opens Sony factory (1982)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on a visit by Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, to open a new Sony electronics factory in Bridgend, south Wales. Includes excerpt from a speech by Princess Diana. The visit was her last public...

  • David McNee calls for extra police powers (1982)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by outgoing Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir David McNee, on 23/03/82 at the annual convention of the Institute of Directors, on the need for extra powers for police officers, and the undermining...

  • South Georgia incident - Carrington speech (1982)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) in the House of Lords, on the situation in the Falkland Islands after the illegal landing by a group of Argentine scrap merchants on South...

  • Falklands war - government action over crisis (1982)

    Genre
    Speech

    House of Commons speech by deputy Foreign Secretary Humphrey Atkins about a request to the United Nations Security Council on a possible diplomatic solution to worsening relations between Britain and...

  • Falklands war - debate on growing tensions (1982)

    Genre
    Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Parliamentary debate on the growing political and military tensions between Britain and Argentina over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. Includes speeches by Leader of the House of Commons Francis Pym...

  • Falklands war - UK addresses UN (1982)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by Britain’s representative to the United Nations, Sir Anthony Parsons, in which he addresses the UN Security Council, about the current Argentine military threat to the Falkland Islands.

  • Falklands war - Carrington on invasion (1982)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech in the House of Lords by UK Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington), on an invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentine forces. Carrington speaks about the build-up to the crisis.

  • Falklands war - John Nott on invasion (1982)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech in the House of Commons by UK Defence Secretary John Nott, on the British military response to the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentine armed forces following failure of diplomatic efforts.