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  • 8 or 9 percent pay settlement (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Lord Allen of Fallowfield (Alfred Allen), General Secretary of the Union of Shop and Allied Workers (USDAW), on the acceptability of the 8 or 9 percent settlement suggested by the Government...

  • Profumo documents destroyed - George Brown view (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with former Labour cabinet minister Lord George-Brown (George Brown) about the ordering by a UK Prime Minister - either Harold Wilson or Edward Heath - of the suppression and destruction (by Lord...

  • USDAW conference - Incomes policy (1977)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on proceedings at the USDAW Conference with debate on the Labour Government’s incomes policy. Includes speech by USDAW president Jim Hughes. Male reporter not identified.

  • Edward Heath on Labour Party (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with former UK Prime Minister Edward Heath in Grimsby, on the Labour Party and the rise in inflation, covering a Conservative opposition, pension schemes, and how a Conservative government would...

  • Denis Healey speech (1977)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by UK Chancellor Denis Healey at the USDAW Conference, on the economy, covering wage demands, the fall in living standards, inflation, and the budget speech.

  • Vote of no confidence in the government (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with a male Conservative MP (not identified) about a call for a change of government, and the need for a vote of no confidence. It looks at the aftermath of a debate and the pull of Labour further...

  • Vote of no confidence in the government (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Labour MP and the Leader of the House of Commons, Michael Foot, about a vote of no confidence against the Government. It covers the walk-out of members of the Labour Party and the difficulties...

  • Labour conference- atmosphere and economics (1977)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on the Labour Party conference, 1977: a downbeat conference possibly due to upcoming election and need for unity; speech by James Callaghan on conference and economics; Peter Allen interviews Eric...

  • Labour conference (1977)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on the Labour Party conference, 1977: comic speech by Neil Kinnock and serious speech by Tony Benn. On low key and quiet nature of conference, possibly due to upcoming election and need for unity in...

  • Labour conference (1977)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on the Labour Party conference, 1977. Looks at Right to Work demonstration outside the conference and issue of unemployment and why the conference has been rather quiet and low key. The next election...