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Ronald Reagan at 40th anniversary of UN General Assembly (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Speech by US President Ronald Reagan to mark the 40th anniversary of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. He speaks about his vision for the future, the differences between East and West,...
Margaret Thatcher at 40th anniversary of UN General Assembly (1985)
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- Speech
Speech by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to mark the 40th anniversary of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. She harks back to Winston Churchill’s Fulton speech of 1946, and...
Runcie on youth unemployment and drug abuse (1985)
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- News report; Speech
Report on speech by Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, with excerpts, calling for action on unemployment and drug abuse among young people, and referring also to the recent football riots at the Heysel...
TUC rally in protest at social security review (1985)
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- News report; Special; Speech
Report on the march and rally in Trafalgar Square organised by the TUC in protest at the government’s social security review and proposed changes in benefits and pensions. Includes speeches by leader of...
Speeches on hope at Women of the Year lunch (1985)
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- News report; Speech
Dickie Arbiter reports on the Women of the Year 30th anniversary lunch at the Savoy Hotel, London, on the theme of hope. Includes speeches by international guest of honour Queen Mata’aho on helping the...
Scargill challenge to Lynk over NUM breakaway union (1985)
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- Speech
NUM President Arthur Scargill challenging the leader of the union’s Nottinghamshire branch Roy Lynk to a national ballot over Lynk’s plans for a breakaway union.
NUM breakaway union (1985)
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- Speech
Speech by NUM President Arthur Scargill, in which he states the union will continue to exist with a branch in every area irrespective of the vote by mineworkers in Nottinghamshire and South Derbyshire over a...
Teachers dispute (1985)
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- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on Education Secretary Keith Joseph’s speech to the conference of the National Federation of Parent Teacher Associations (NFPTA), with dissatisfaction at the speech from his audience, and at the...
NUM breakaway union (1985)
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- Speech
Response of the leader of the Nottinghamshire branch of the NUM, Roy Lynk, to NUM President Arthur Scargill’s challenge to a national ballot over Lynk’s plans for a breakaway miners’ union.
Wales’ royal visit to US (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
US correspondent Andrew Manderstam reports on the first day of the visit to the United States of the Prince and Princess of Wales (Prince Charles and Princess Diana) including meeting President Ronald Reagan...