Results
7,185 results found for all records.
Labour Local Government Conference - Plans for reform (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Labour Party’s Local Government Conference in Portsmouth in the run-up to the General Election, and the outlining of the leadership’s local government reform plans, including the...
GLC budget debate and claim of Labour councils deal (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Greater London Council budget debate and the claim by Social Democratic Party member Anne Sofer that a secret agreement was reached between the GLC and Labour-controlled borough councils to...
Paul Boateng resignation call following GLC Roach campaign grant (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Greater London Council motion by Conservative spokesman Marion Roe calling for the resignation of Police Committee chairman Paul Boateng for failing to disclose a professional interest in the...
GLC budget and council rate increase (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Greater London Council budget and rate increase to fund the council’s additional spending programme. Includes council meeting speeches by GLC Finance Chairman John McDonnell; Conservative...
Health services privatisation row (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on proposed changes to education, health and social services in the UK under the Conservative Government, including the privatisation of some departments. Speakers are Prime Minister Margaret...
Bermondsey by-election result (1983)
- Genre
- Election coverage; News report; Speech
Live coverage of the Bermondsey by-election results. SDP-Liberal Alliance candidate Simon Hughes wins by a huge majority. Includes speeches by Hughes and Labour candidate Peter Tatchell. Male ITN reporter...
Malcolm Fraser resigns following Australian election results (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Election coverage; Speech
Report on the Australian election result, outgoing Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser’s resignation and incoming Labor (sic) prime minister Bob Hawke’s plans for office. Male reporter not identified.
Walter Mondale campaigns for US presidency (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Democratic US presidential candidate Walter Mondale’s first day of his campaign, with its attack on Europe’s restrictive trading practices and agricultural policy. Male reporter not identified.
Ronald Reagan on US-Soviet arms treaty (1983)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by US President Ronald Reagan on the arms control treaty between USA and the Soviet Union.
Mayoral election in Chicago (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on a poll of the people of Chicago, Illinois to determine who should be mayor of the city. Candidates include Congressman Harold Washington, who could become the city’s first black mayor. Speakers...