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Conservative budget announced as 3.1 million (1978)
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- Interview
The budget for the Conservative Party has been unveiled as 3.1 million for 1979. Party Chairman Peter Thorneycroft discusses how the money was raised and what it will be spent on. Male interviewer not...
Ian Smith refused permission to land in London (1978)
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- Interview
Conservative MP William Shelton on why the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, Ian Smith, was denied permission to land in London. Speaker suggests that Rhodesia may return to being a British colony. Male...
Enoch Powell on foreign policy (1978)
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- Speech
Ulster Unionist MP Enoch Powell makes a speech criticising the Government’s foreign policy and the lack of criticism of Margaret Thatcher’s opposition. Powell claims that Prime Minister James Callaghan...
Canadian journalist on interviewing Harold Wilson (1978)
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- Interview
Canadian reporter Adrienne Clarkson discusses interviewing former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and asking questions relating to Rhodesian sanctions. She says that Wilson told her to stop the cameras...
Michael Foot MP on anti-racism rally (1978)
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- Interview
Labour MP and Deputy Prime Minister Michael Foot discusses a campaign and rally against racism in Great Britain. He says racists can gain greater support during times of economic difficulty and that the...
Norman Atkinson on theft of Conservative documents (1978)
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- Interview
Labour MP Norman Atkinson on the theft of Conservative Party documents. He does not feel that it was supported by any of the main political parties or that any information can be sold. Male interviewer not...
Angus Maude on Evening Standard article (1978)
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- Interview
Conservative MP Angus Maude on an Evening Standard article claiming to reveal undisclosed details of the party’s manifesto. He says that there will not be a 10 percent cut in spending and that all the...
Liberal treasurer on donations inquiry (1978)
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- Interview
Treasurer of the Liberal Party Monroe Palmer says the party has nothing to hide from the police with regard to the donations of businessman Jack Hayward (follows on from the Jeremy Thorpe trial). Male...
Investigation of Liberal Party funding (1978)
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- Interview
Labour member (and former Liberal) Peter Hain on the current funding scandal surrounding the Liberal Party following revelations over donations made by businessman Jack Hayward during the time that Jeremy...
National Front to set up headquarters in London (1978)
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- Interview
National Front spokesman Martin Webster, on the relocation of the party’s headquarters to a building in Hackney, London. He says it is irrelevant that Hackney is home to many immigrants and the location of...