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Miners strike - Tony Benn offers support (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Labour politician Tony Benn at a Militant Tendency conference in Wembley, in which he voices his support for the striking miners and their families.
Denis Healey on violence in El Salvador (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Shadow Foreign Secretary, Denis Healey on violence in El Salvador, and US Government support for terrorists in the area. Male interviewer not identified.
Chancellor deflects responsibility for unemployment (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the Government and unemployment. Includes comment from Chancellor Nigel Lawson and Shadow Chancellor, Roy Hattersley. Male reporter not identified.
Miners strike - Peter Walker view (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Energy Secretary, Peter Walker on the coal strike. He is optimistic that a settlement can be reached soon, and that there are sufficient coal stocks to keep the country running. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Peter Walker on power cuts (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Energy Secretary, Peter Walker on the miners’ strike, arbitration, Arthur Scargill, and the possibility of power cuts (he says there will be none this winter). Male interviewer not identified.
Martin Flannery not elected to Shadow Cabinet (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Left-wing Labour MP, Martin Flannery on what he describes as an attack on the Left after failing to be elected to the Shadow Cabinet. Male interviewer not identified.
Labour Party ward demands resignation of Neil Kinnock (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on demands by the Walpole branch of the Ealing-Southall Constituency Labour Party for the resignation of party leader Neil Kinnock. Includes comment from Labour MPs Sydney Bidwell and Allan Rogers....
Margaret Thatcher speech at Guildhall (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet at the Guildhall in London. Speech contains references to public expenditure, economics, and the miners’ strike. Male...
Eric Moonman on resignation (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP, Eric Moonman accuses Shadow Social Services Secretary, Michael Meacher, of Stalinism, and explains the reasons for his resignation from the Labour Party. Male interviewer not identified.
Geoffrey Howe on future of Falkland Islands (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe on the debate over the future of the Falkland Islands. Male interviewer not identified.