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Douglas Hurd on Europe (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd speaking at a conference in London, says the changes in Eastern Europe will have little effect on the EEC’s long term policies. He says they must help Eastern European...
Muslims protest against Rushdie book (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Muslim groups are holding a week of demonstrations over Salman Rushdie’s book, The Satanic Verses, outside the headquarters of the publishers Viking Penguin in London. The book is shortly expected to...
Speaker suspends Commons proceedings (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
The Speaker was forced to suspend proceedings yesterday after the Commons erupted following accusations junior Scottish office minister Michael Forsyth has business links with a private lobbying company....
Ambulance workers call for people power (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Ambulance workers now in their fourth month of dispute say they want to mobilise people power in their campaign for more pay. Unions will call on the public to show solidarity by stopping whatever they are...
Kenneth Clarke on ambulance service pay dispute (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Health secretary Kenneth Clarke on the ambulance service dispute over pay- says the pay claim is excessive, it is not up to him to set NHS pay rates and he doesn’t approve demands for pay parity with...
Ian Charleson dies (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary
The theatre world is mourning the death of Chariots of Fire actor Ian Charleson, who died at the age of forty, after losing his battle against AIDS. Clayre Gribben looks back at his life and career. Actor...
Ron Brown rejects calls for resignation (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP Ron Brown rejects calls for his resignation by some party members in his Edinburgh Leith constituency after he was convicted of smashing up his former girlfriend’s flat. He maintains he is...
Aid comes to Romania (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
A British mercy flight has returned to London after delivering over two tons of food to Romania. Over 100 passengers, including a number of exiles, made the emotional trip to ferry supplies to the...
Hong Kong passport issue (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd talks to Michael O’Neill about his upcoming visit to Hong Kong and the issue of 225,000 UK passports being given to residents prior to the handover of Hong Kong to China....
NI government dialogue possible (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
2 linked clips on Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke’s speech to Northern Irish businessmen yesterday on possibility of dialogue on a devolved Ulster government and implications for the Anglo-Irish...