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39,247 results found for all records.
Conservative reaction to anti-inflation measures (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews shadow Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe in which he discloses that he is worried that Labour have not left themselves enough time to avoid economic difficulties. The Tories have been...
TUC General Council meets MPs (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Len Murray, General Secretary of the TUC, discusses the meeting between the General Council and MPs, about the pay increase the Members have been given. He discusses inflation and the economy. Male...
Freedom of Information Committee on abolition of Official Secrets Act (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
An unidentified male Freedom of Information Committee spokesman outlines the need for a freedom of information act, based on the American model. The advantages are discussed, as well as the types of...
Mark Bonham Carter on race relations in Britain (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Mark Bonham Carter, politician and publisher, describes the ethnic tensions in Britain today. Over the last 10 years, the Race Relations Council has been working to identify needs, but is not keeping up...
Sir William Ryland on profit increases and Post Office Users’ Council (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Post Office chairman Sir William Ryland speaks on behalf of the Postal workers regarding the Post Office pension scheme. They believe the Government should be making up the deficit. As profits rise in the...
Renee Short on Green Paper on the Arts (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP Renee Short discusses the need to bring together all department of the arts, and says a new ministerial department should be created. The minister should be given more money, more credibility, and...
Tom Jackson on TUC and six-pound limit (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Tom Jackson, General Secretary of the Union of Post Office Workers, discusses the Government’s offer of a six-pound pay rise for Postal employees, and the problems associated with inflation-linked salaries.
Harold Wilson at MOD press conference, on anti-inflation (1975)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Prime Minister Harold Wilson addresses an MOD press conference, and states that the Government’s goal is to beat inflation. Mass unemployment and panic prescriptions must not be allowed to happen, and the...
Young man’s body found in Crawley (1975)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin; News report; Press conference
The case of Billy McPhee, found murdered in Crawley. A police pathologist at a press conference(?) describes the injuries sustained by the young man; an IRN news bulletin (read by Jon Snow) reports his death...
Victoria and Albert Museum (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
The Victoria and Albert Museum has a new Victorian gift shop, a large affair with a craft area. It will open next February; here an unidentified male spokesman talks about the opening, and the range of...