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Neil Kinnock on Militant in the Labour Party (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock says that the Militant Tendency has no place in the Labour Party, and that the party’s reputation cannot be disgraced by such a group. Militant has no formal organisation,...
Gwynneth Dunwoody on losing her place in the Shadow Cabinet (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody on losing her place in the Shadow Cabinet. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Spencer).
Parliamenatary debate on policing (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
In his reply to the Queen’s Speech, Labour leader Neil Kinnock attacks Conservative policies on policing. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher fights back. Liberal leader David Steel warns that police are...
Neil Kinnock on police and racial attacks (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Labour leader Neil Kinnock calls for a special police squad to be set up to investigate racial attacks and for better use of the police power available. Kinnock met with Sahil Ghani(?) of Waltham Forest,...
Tam Dalyell on Elizabeth Keays burglary (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP Tam Dalyell alleges that a burglary at the home of Sara Keays’s sister Elizabeth Keays in November 1983 was carried out to obtain documents owned by Cecil Parkinson MP (former lover of Sara...
Earl of Stockton on privatisation (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the Earl of Stockton, Harold Macmillan’s speech at the Tory Reform Group, saying that the country is virtually bankrupt, and that privatisation will not help, equating it to selling off the...
Margaret Thatcher on economic growth (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Mayor’s Banquet attended by Margaret Tebbit, the wife of Norman Tebbit, who was seriously injured by a terrorist bomb during the 1984 Conservative Party Conference. Prime Minister Margaret...
Neil Kinnock on need for party unity (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour leader Neil Kinnock comments on the need for unity within the party, while suggesting that there is little room for Militant. He also comments on events in Liverpool, where jobs and services need...
Norman Tebbit on a permissive society (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Conservative Party Chairman Norman Tebbit on the problems created by a permissive society. Speaking at the Constitution Club in London, he claims that the 1990s will bring a backlash and a return to...
Hattersley, Tebbit and Cartwright on Tyne Bridge by-election (1985)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview
Labour MP Roy Hattersley, Conservative Chairman Norman Tebbit and Social Democratic MP John Cartwright react to Labour’s comfortable victory in the Tyne Bridge by-election (05/12/85). Male presenter not...