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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...