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7,185 results found for all records.
50th anniversary of women’s suffrage (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Paul Beard reporting from the meeting near the Emily Pankhurst memorial in London celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of women receiving equal voting rights and on women’s rights today. Includes speech by...
Callaghan agrees to pay rise (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister James Callaghan speaking at the NUR conference, addressing the trade unions agrees to a pay rise, and hints that it may be 5%. He states the reasons why a large pay rise would increase public...
History of the NHS (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister James Callaghan gives a speech (to NHS workers?) on the history of the National Health Service. He explains how the NHS came to be, the pioneers behind the scheme including mention of Aneurin...
Soviet human rights breach (1978)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Speeches in Parliament on warnings by the British Government to the Soviet Government on the breach of human rights they are committing against the 15 members of the Helsinki Monitoring Groups they have put...
Race problems in UK affecting stance internationally (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
UK Foreign Secretary David Owen talks about current ethnic and racial problems in Britain and claims our criticism of worldwide racism, such as apartheid in South Africa has been discredited due to the...
Ted Heath thawing on Thatcher (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report by Peter Allen on former Conservative leader Edward Heath’s speech at the Penistone by-election. Heath has had a bad relationship with the new Conservative Party leader but has now publicly shown...
Miners wage claims (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Harold Wadsworth speech (at an NUM conference?) putting forward Yorkshire miners’ claim for wages of £6,500 per year. He is against the incentive schemes.
Joe Gormley on incentive schemes (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
NUM President Joe Gormley speech defending his decision to allow incentive schemes at NUM conference. The schemes give miners extra wages and have already led to increased productivity in places where they...
Joe Gormley on wage negotiations (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
NUM President Joe Gormley speech at NUM conference, attacking Government interference in wage negotiation.
NUM alternative economic policy (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Mick McGahey at the NUM conference supporting a resolution for return to collective bargaining to increase wages and the standard of living. Alternative to Government’s current wage policy.