Results
39,247 results found for all records.
Tony Benn is Labour candidate for Chesterfield by-election (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on former cabinet minister Tony Benn’s selection as the Labour candidate for the Chesterfield by-election. Unsuccessful rival Northeast Derbyshire Council leader Cliff Fox hopes that his votes went...
Michael Heseltine back from the Falklands (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Paul Maurice reports on UK Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine’s return from a visit to the Falkland Islands. Piloted by Flight Lieutenant Nick Lee, the four-engine RAF Nimrod covered its journey from the...
Labour candidate for Chesterfield (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Tony Benn on his selection as the Labour candidate for Chesterfield. He feels that the whole Labour Party will support his selection, including General Secretary Jim Mortimer. He does not see it as a test...
Rate-capping proposals due for second reading (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on rate-capping proposals due for their second reading. It is assumed that the bill will get through due to the Conservative Party’s healthy majority in the House. Some town hall leaders are in...
Allegations of bribery, corruption and prostitution in the PSA (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
An interview with Environment Secretary Patrick Jenkin on allegations against the Property Services Agency (PSA) that have been brought up again by the Daily Express newspaper. They include accusations of...
GCHQ union ban - Reaction to proposals (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on reaction to the decision of the Government and Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe, to ban trade unions at the UK intelligence unit in Cheltenham, GCHQ. The speakers include: Shadow Foreign...
GCHQ union ban - Sir Geoffrey Howe view (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
UK Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe on the reason for the union ban at GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), Cheltenham. John Sheldon, General Secretary of the Council of Civil Service Unions, is...
GCHQ union ban - Sir Geoffrey Howe view (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe on the reason for the union ban at GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), Cheltenham. Howe explains that the Intelligence Service should be completely reliable in...
GCHQ union ban - Sir Geoffrey Howe view (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe on the union ban at GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), Cheltenham. A no-strike agreement was discussed informally but there was no suggestion that the unions...
GCHQ union ban - James Callaghan view (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Former prime minister James Callaghan reacts to the Government’s union ban at GCHQ. He disapproves of the ban and the method of implementing it. His main point is that the right of freedom of association...