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Views on share price slump (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Woodley has been at the New York Stock Exchange to gauge reaction to today’s slump in London and a fall in Wall Street last Friday. Includes demonstrators chanting outside and interview with one...
Cleveland doctor appeals (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Dr Marietta Higgs, consultant at the centre of the child sex abuse scandal in Cleveland, has been in the appeal court - to try and get back her old job. The court was told she faces professional execution if...
Democrats change name again (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The Social and Liberal Democratic Party have voted by more than two to one to change the party’s name to the Liberal Democrats. This report from Peter Spencer at Westminster including interview with leader...
Police to tackle acid house parties (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Police forces across the South East of England have agreed to set up a joint task force to prevent any future acid house parties. They’ve been meeting at Kent Police Headquarters in Maidstone to hammer out...
Call for European defence strategy review (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Vice-President of the European Commission, Sir Leon Brittan, on his calls for a major review of Western Europe’s defence policy, set out in a new Policy Studies Institute booklet. Sir Leon...
New GP contract (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Health Secretary Kenneth Clarke is telling GPs they will have to accept his new work contract from next April whether they like it or not. Clarke outlines the conditions and implications and says he...
Ashdown on name change for Democrats (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The Social and Liberal Democratic Party is no more as its members have decided to be known from now on as the Liberal Democrats. A heartily relieved leader Paddy Ashdown told Peter Spencer this finally...
Commonwealth and South Africa (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
An unidentified male speaker talks about the upcoming Commonwealth conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia he says it has been right to impose sanctions against South Africa and comments on Britain’s...
Princess of Wales briefed on raves, drugs and HIV risks (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A round table meeting has been held at the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence to brief the Princess of Wales, Princess Diana (who is their patron) on the dangers of drugs dealt at acid house parties;...
Paramilitary media ban to continue (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Office minister Tim Renton on the success of the media ban on Sinn Fein, the IRA and loyalist paramilitary groups which is 1 year old tomorrow. He says the ban is achieving its objective and defends the...