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Sir John Methven on the Bullock Report (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Sir John Methven discusses the Bullock Report (on worker participation) with reporter Vivian White. Methven is keen to see greater profits to...
Mining leaders on age of retirement (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Coal Board Chairman, Sir Derek Ezra on the debate over early retirement for miners. Ezra says that workers under ground will be included but that the Coal Board cannot include above ground workers in the...
Chancellor Denis Healey on plans for 1977 (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey on his confidence and hopes for a strong 1977. Healey discusses interest rates, inflation, trade unions, exports and other economic factors.
Jack Jones on economic plans for 1977 (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
(Former?) General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, Jack Jones discusses plans to increase exports and calls for people to buy British goods and invest in British industry. Jones also...
CBI against Bullock Report (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry, Sir John Methven claims that the CBI is behind further involvement of the workforce but will fight any insistence that workers be present on the...
Tom Pendry on leaving the Whips Office (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP, Tom Pendry discusses why he has left the Whips Office after five years, saying that he wants to concentrate on constituency issues. Pendry describes how he is looking forward to returning to the...
Enoch Powell criticises Archbishop of Canterbury (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Ulster Unionist MP and former Health Secretary, Enoch Powell attacks the Archbishop of Canterbury, Donald Coggan, following his Christmas Day sermon. Powell says that the Archbishop will have angered the...
Christopher Tugendhat made European Commissioner (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP for Westminster, Christopher Tugendhat on being made a European Commissioner. Tugendhat discusses the future of the European community and his personal feelings on leaving his constituency....
North Sea trawler monitoring (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. helicopter pilot?) on the monitoring of oil rigs and trawlers in the North Sea. He describes the use of radar to monitor trawlers and the problems of helicopters going out to...
Jack Jones on worker representation (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
(Former?) General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, Jack Jones wants to see half of the boards of national industries made up of shop floor workers. Jones insists that people working in...