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39,247 results found for all records.
Britain’s economy (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Economist Milton Friedman talks to Brian Hayes about the Government’s economic policy and the tests that will be coming up for the economy.
Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler joins SDP (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative MP Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler about his decision to leave the Conservative Party and join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Male interviewer not identified.
Mike Thomas on SDP launch (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Mike Thomas, a Labour MP who defected to the Social Democrat Party (SDP), about plans for the launch of the new party, public enthusiasm for it, finance, policy making and defection of MPs to...
Peter Hayman paedophilia scandal (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative MP Geoffrey Dickens criticising the decision of Attorney General Michael Havers not to pursue a charge against diplomat Sir Peter Hayman over accusations of possessing explicit...
Geoffrey Dickens MP leaves wife (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview; Vox pop
Report on MP Geoffrey Dickens announcing in a press conference he is leaving his wife for another woman. Includes excerpts from the press conference; comment from his wife Norma Dickens and some of his...
Edward Lyons leaves Labour (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Edward Lyons MP explaining his decision to leave the Labour Party to join the Social Democratic Party. Interviewer not heard.
Bill Rodgers on SDP popularity (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with SDP co-founder William (Bill) Rodgers about news that opinion polls show 39 percent popularity for the party and on what the future holds. Male interviewer not identified.
Geoffrey Dickens MP leaves wife (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on Conservative MP Geoffrey Dickens announcing he is leaving his wife, for another woman and on poems he wrote to yet another woman. Follows his naming of a diplomat accused of child ponography...
Tony Benn on Labour policy and new SDP (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Tony Benn following his speech in Devon, about the main issues the Labour Party will be tackling, democracy in Labour, and his view of the new Social Democratic Party (SDP). Female...
Michael Heseltine on budgets for local councils (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine on what he would do if there were sizeable overspends by local authorities. Male interviewer not identified.