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John Gummer says British beef is safe (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Andrew Neil Breakfast. Agriculture Minister John Gummer states that British beef is safe (despite the presence of BSE in the British herd) and may still be eaten safely by everyone. He is backed up by the...
John Major on the economy (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Chancellor John Major says interest rates will have to stay high in an effort to control inflation. He conceded at the Confederation of British Industry’s annual dinner that the Government’s monetary...
John Gummer tells Commons there is nothing wrong with British beef (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Shadow Agriculture Minister Dr David Clark denies calling Agriculture Minister John Gummer a lout. Gummer has insisted in the House of Commons that there is nothing wrong with British beef. Tony Banks takes...
David Waddington on Police rent allowances (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Home Secretary David Waddington has hit back at allegations that he has betrayed police officers by vetoing an arbitration award helping them with their rent. Police Federation Chairman Alan Eastwood made...
Prince Charles encourages learning of foreign languages (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The Prince of Wales has been emphasising the importance to British industry of learning foreign languages. Prince Charles was addressing a London audience of politicians, senior representatives from the...
Labour Party unveils new policy document (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The Labour Party has unveiled its new policy document, designed to be the basis for their general election manifesto. The twenty thousand-word programme, entitled Looking to the Future, outlines the...
Margaret Thatcher on the greenhouse effect (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Opening a new climate research centre in Berkshire, the Prime Minister warned that without urgent measures there would be a steady rise in global temperatures next century. Margaret Thatcher has publicly...
Prince of Wales speech at Hungarian Parliament (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, at the Hungarian President’s state dinner in Parliament on 7th May 1990, delivers a speech welcoming Hungary back to the changing face of Europe.
Prince Charles speech in Budapest (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales addresses an audience at the Budapest Institute of Economics. He says the visit comes at an extraordinary and challenging moment in Hungary’s history, as the country casts...
Gorbachev in USA for summit (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
Nick Peters reports from Washington on the visit of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for a 3 day summit and his comments in Canada prior to his arrival criticising the USA attitude to unity in Germany and...