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  • UN passes resolution allowing use of force against Iraq (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Paul Woodley reports from New York for LBC Newstalk breakfast on the UN passing a resolution to allow the use of military force against Iraq if Saddam Hussein does not remove his troops in Kuwait by a 15th...

  • Paisley by-election results (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Speech; Election coverage

    Stephanie West reports for LBC Newstalk breakfast on Labour Party wins in by-elections in Paisley North and South in Scotland but with majorities cut by the SNP. Includes speech by winning Paisley North...

  • Challenges faced by developers of Channel Tunnel (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Music

    Overview of the challenges faced by developers of the Channel Tunnel, the underwater link between the UK and France, as the builders are about to break through and meet. Includes excerpt of Margaret Thatcher...

  • George Bush on prospect of war with Iraq (1990)

    Genre
    Speech

    Clip of US President George H.W. Bush speaking at a press conference about the prospect of war with Iraq, he pledges it will not be a long protracted conflict like Vietnam.

  • Women in cabinet (1990)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    UK Prime Minister John Major promotes Gillian Shephard to the post of Treasury Minister, the first woman in the department, following pressure to have more women in his cabinet. Includes speech by Major in...

  • Anniversary of Prevention of Terrorism Act (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Tessa Clarke(?) reports on a meeting by the Irish Freedom Movement to protest on the 16th anniversary of the Prevention of Terrorism Act to the lack of justice and fair trials in the UK for Irish suspects....

  • Channel Tunnel breaks through (1990)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop

    Sue Flipping reports from the site near Folkestone on the break through in the service tunnel of the Channel Tunnel meaning the UK and France are now linked. Cheering is heard and first men to pass through...

  • Neil Kinnock speech on education reform (1990)

    Genre
    Speech

    Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock speech on what Labour would do to reform education if elected including forming an education standards agency, reforming teacher training and support, a general teaching...

  • Last chance for peace in the Gulf (1990)

    Genre
    Speech

    US Secretary of State James Baker pleas with Saddam Hussein to seek peace, saying this is the last chance for a peaceful resolution to the Gulf crisis.

  • Last chance meeting with Saddam Hussein (1990)

    Genre
    Speech

    American Secretary of State James Baker testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says a meeting with Saddam Hussein will not overrule the UN resolution for Iraq to withdraw completely from Kuwait...