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Ian Gilmour criticises Government economic policy (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative MP Sir Ian Gilmour criticising the economic policies of the Thatcher Government. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Margaret Thatcher view (1984)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press statement from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on her reasons for non-intervention in the miners’ strike, and power cuts threatened by the striking miners not happening due to large stocks of coal.
Money kept back from Labour councils (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with junior minister William Waldegrave, on the claims 50 million pounds has been withheld from Labour controlled councils. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Stanley Orme on negotiations (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Dallyn interviews shadow Energy Secretary Stanley Orme, on talks between the Labour Party and striking miners. He claims they are in agreement over what should be done to resolve the dispute....
Miners strike - William Whitelaw on violence (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Deputy Prime Minister Willie Whitelaw on the need for Labour Party support to condemn violence at miners’ strike picket lines. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Leon Brittan on police action (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Home Secretary Leon Brittan on police action against picket line violence during the ongoing miners’ strike and Labour Party stance, as shown at their conference. Male interviewer not...
Miners strike - Norman Tebbit speech (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report from a Conservative Party rally in Glasgow where Trade and Industry Secretary Norman Tebbit calls for a ballot of coal miners to resolve the miners’ strike. Also criticises Labour Party leader Neil...
Miners strike - Neil Kinnock view (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on the miners’ strike, claiming the Government could end the disputes, and come to a settlement. Male interviewer not identified.
Nigel Lawson economic policy statement (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the worries about the economic state of Britain and currency devaluation and Chancellor Nigel Lawson’s statement to City financiers (with excerpts) on economic policy, unemployment and miners’...
Roy Hattersley condemns Nigel Lawson speech (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with shadow Chancellor Roy Hattersley, who criticises the speech made by Chancellor Nigel Lawson to City financiers about the economic state of Britain and says what the Labour Party would do. Also...