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Daniel Morgan murder case (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Statement by Alastair Morgan (not identified), brother of private detective Daniel Morgan murdered in Sydenham, on behalf of himself and his mother. He says they will not comment yet on the possibility of...
P & O sails ferry out of Dover, breaking strike (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
P & O Ferries are claiming that they have broken the back of the seamen’s blockade. Reporter James Bays was on the Pride of Bruges as it steamed out of Dover, bound for Zeebrugge. Contributions from P...
National Front march in Paris (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
The National Front march through the centre of Paris yesterday was the biggest extreme right-wing demonstration in France since the 1930s. Leader Jean-Marie Le Pen made an announcement about who he thinks...
Prince Charles calls for business investment in inner cities (1988)
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- News report; Speech
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales speaking to a London conference of British and US business managers, has made a new appeal to Britain’s business leaders to breath fresh life into the inner cities. The...
Astrology debate in House of Commons (1988)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
Excerpt from parliamentary debate where Conservative bankbencher, Julian Amery, asks Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher whether she will be consulting an astrologer on policy decisions in the future, she...
Abortion amendment bill debate (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports on a parliamentary debate where a motion tabled by Liberal David Alton, on the Abortion Amendment Bill effectively failed due to a lack of time. Speeches by Sir Bernard Braine; David Steel;...
P & O dispute (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
John Alcock reports on the 14 week-old seamen’s dispute involving P & O and the National Union of Seamen. Coincides with an angry outburst by NUS General Secretary, Sam McCluskie, against the shipping...
This week - Death on the Rock (1988)
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- Documentary; Interview; News report; Speech
Recording of Thames Television’s This Week programme, Death on the Rock, about the killing by the SAS of three suspected IRA terrorists in Gibraltar (06/03/88). The three victims were Danny McCann, Sean...
David Steel bows out of SDLP leadership race (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Former Liberal leader David Steel has bowed out of the race for the leadership of the Social and Liberal Democrats. The two frontrunners are Steel’s former deputy, Alan Beith, and the favourite, Yeovil...
Education Reform Bill defeated in House of Lords (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The Education Reform Bill was defeated in the House of Lords last night. The Bishop of London, Graham Leonard, led the attack on the part of the bill concerned with taking schools out of local body...