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Douglas Hurd speech on Maastricht (1992)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech in London by Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd to a meeting of the European Union of Women. He says Britain’s presidency of the European Community which begins on 01/07/92 will be used to make sure the...
Whaling protest in Glasgow (1992)
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- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report by Tracey Titterington on a demonstration by anti-whaling campaigners coinciding with the annual conference of the International Whaling Commission in Glasgow. The commission is under renewed pressure...
Jacques Delors speech at start of UK European Community presidency (1992)
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- Press conference; Speech
Extract from press conference in London featuring European Commission President, Jacques Delors in which he says he does not want to be the tsar of Europe. He was speaking at the start of the six-month...
Geoffrey Howe enters House of Lords (1992)
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- Speech
Recording of former UK Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe being sworn into the House of Lords as Baron Howe of Aberavon.
Britain assumes EC presidency (1992)
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- News report; Speech
Report on Britain assuming the presidency of the European Community for the next 6 months. With comment from British Prime Minister John Major on the issues to be dealt with including the Maastricht Treaty;...
Baroness Thatcher House of Lords maiden speech (1992)
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- News report; Speech
Report on Baroness Margaret Thatcher’s maiden speech in the House of Lords with excerpts on Europe and the Maastricht Treaty. Former President of the European Commission Lord Jenkins (Roy Jenkins), in his...
UDR merger with Royal Irish Rangers (1992)
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- Music; News report; Speech
Karen English looks back at the history of the mainly Protestant Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) who will today merge with the mainly Catholic Royal Irish Rangers to become the Royal Irish Regiment. The idea...
Baroness Thatcher House of Lords maiden speech (1992)
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- News report; Speech
Report on Baroness Margaret Thatcher’s maiden speech in the House of Lords with excerpts including calling for a referendum on the Maastricht Treaty. Political editor Peter Murphy reports.
Fourth trident submarine contract (1992)
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- Speech
Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind announces the fourth Trident Nuclear Submarine contract has been awarded to Vickers’ shipyard at Barrow in Furness securing fifteen hundred jobs.
G7 summit - Douglas Hurd on Yugoslavia (1992)
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- Speech
Speech by UK Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd at the G7 summit in Munich, Germany, following the signing of a declaration by the group of seven leading industrial nations on agreement of the use of military...