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Concluding report on CBI conference (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Concluding report on the CBI conference in Yorkshire. Includes speeches by CBI Director-General Sir Terence Beckett, in which he states employers should not allow unearned pay increases; Roland Long of...
Hurd on plans to tackle inner city crime (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Home Secretary Douglas Hurd following recent inner-city riots, in which he states there are a number of mostly black young people in the inner cities who feel alienated and antagonistic...
Arrest of man for M4 rape and prostitute murder (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Eyewitness account of the arrest in the car park of the Fairfield Halls in Croydon, of a man in connection with the M4 rape and murder of a Mayfair prostitute named Jacqueline Murray on 04/11/85.
Habitat/Mothercare merger with BHS (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Terence Conran on the merger of his Habitat/Mothercare company with the British Home Stores (BHS) department store, and his plans to bring a modern look to to BHS products and stores. Male...
Lord Elgin on Elgin Marbles (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lord Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin on the Elgin Marbles, the classical Greek sculptures from the Parthenon which were brought to Britain by the 7th Earl and are now on display at the...
Failure to demolish Hackney tower block (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the failure to fully demolish one of the tower blocks on the Trowbridge Estate, Hackney which the GLC and Hackney Council are planning to replace with low rise traditional social housing. Includes...
Kinnock on Labour Party and Militant (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on the decision not to exclude Militant supporters from party membership. Kinnock dissociates the national party from the activities of a minority of Labour...
Liverpool City Council climbdown over legal rate (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the climbdown by Labour-controlled Liverpool City Council in its battle with the Government over setting a legal rate (local tax), by reaching a settlement and lifting the threat of bankruptcy over...
Kinnock decision on Liverpool City Council (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Liverpool City Council committee member, welcoming the turnaround decision by Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock to hold an inquiry into the running of the Labour-controlled council. Confirms...
Kenneth Newman on inner cities (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on Metropolitan Police Commissioner Kenneth Newman’s interview with journalists, including the Daily Mail’s Ann Leslie, for Channel 4’s Face the Press programme, following recent riots. Includes...