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Johnson Mathey bank affair (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Labour MP Brian Sedgemore’s Commons call for an inquiry into the Johnson Matthey affair and allegations of fraud in the wake of the bank’s collapse and takeover by the Bank of England. Includes...
DUP and UUP protest at Anglo-Irish accord meeting (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the meeting at Stormont Castle between Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King and Irish Foreign Secretary Peter Barry following the signing of the Anglo-Irish accord, and the protest by leader of the...
Britain called on to pay for Australian nuclear clean-up (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on British reaction to the Australian Government report demanding that the British Government pay the costs of cleaning up radioactivity caused by atomic tests in Australia during the 1950s and 1960s....
Winnie Mandela at mass funeral (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
At the Mamelodi stadium, South Africa, Winnie Mandela delivers a message of solidarity to the crowd. Report includes an overview of the shooting in the townships and of the mass funeral service for those who...
Desmond Tutu on return to school (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a conference at which Bishop Desmond Tutu urged a return to school in January with the proviso that the South African Government meet certain demands. Otherwise, he said, teachers and pupils should...
Albertina Sisulu on Nelson Mandela (1985)
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- News report; Speech
Report on a rally in Durban to free Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners, with the crowd bursting into the pop song, Free Nelson Mandela. USEF President Albertina Sisulu speaks in support of Mandela,...
Noye and Reader found not guilty (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the trial of Kenneth Noye and Brian Reader, after they were found not guilty of murdering police officer John Fordham. Includes description of the trial, and reactions from those involved with the...
State opening of Parliament (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the state opening of Parliament, including the Queen’s Speech which touches on employment, policing, and privatisation. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Spencer).
Neil Kinnock on Militant in the Labour Party (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock says that the Militant Tendency has no place in the Labour Party, and that the party’s reputation cannot be disgraced by such a group. Militant has no formal organisation,...
Earl of Stockton on privatisation (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the Earl of Stockton, Harold Macmillan’s speech at the Tory Reform Group, saying that the country is virtually bankrupt, and that privatisation will not help, equating it to selling off the...