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Government plans for London criticised (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Chairman of the London Group of Labour MPs Frank Dobson criticising Government proposals for London, including abolition of the GLC and its replacement with government appointed boards, and...
Opposition campaign against government plans for London (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the campaign by London Labour Party MPs, GLC councillors and Labour borough council leaders against Government proposals for London, including abolition of the GLC and the introduction of rate...
Effect on arts funding of GLC abolition plans (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a GLC spokesman on the projected 20 million pound loss of London arts funding, including spending on culture, recreation and sport, if Government plans to abolish the GLC go ahead in 1986 and...
GLC Tories consult on future governance (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the GLC Conservative Group booklets being sent out to voluntary and charitable organisations in London to consult them about the city’s future government, in conflict with central government...
Conference support for anti-GLC abolition campaign (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with GLC leader Ken Livingstone on the support at the Liberal Party conference for the anti-GLC abolitiion campaign, and on potential support from GLC Conservative Group members at both the...
GLC royal request to open Thames Barrier (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report on the first full GLC meeting of the year, including the invitation by the republican Labour administration to the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, to open the Thames...
Grenada military coup (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report from Grenada on the coup on the island, with the execution of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and his ministers and establishment of the Revolutionary Military Council under army leader Hudson Austin....
Radio announcement of US invasion of Grenada (1983)
- Genre
- Speech; Special
Local radio announcement of the invasion of Grenada by the USA following the coup, with the new Revolutionary Military Council calling for other countries to condemn the act of aggression and come to the aid...
US conspiracy in Grenada coup and invasion? (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report following the US invasion of Grenada on the fears of a military coup by Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and his ministers, and claims the USA and CIA conspired in the coup to legitimise an intervention...
Grenada fears of US threat (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Extracts from an archive interview between the Prime Minister of Grenada Maurice Bishp and British newspaper editor Maurice Jones prior to the military coup, in which Bishop speaks of the threat to the...