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Sir Peter Imbert on Metropolitan Police annual report (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Violent crime is on the increase in London. The annual report from the Metropolitan Police reveals a sharp rise in the recorded number of sexual offences and violent assaults. Warnings were also given to...
John Gummer tells Commons there is nothing wrong with British beef (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Shadow Agriculture Minister Dr David Clark denies calling Agriculture Minister John Gummer a lout. Gummer has insisted in the House of Commons that there is nothing wrong with British beef. Tony Banks takes...
David Waddington on Police rent allowances (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Home Secretary David Waddington has hit back at allegations that he has betrayed police officers by vetoing an arbitration award helping them with their rent. Police Federation Chairman Alan Eastwood made...
Prince Charles encourages learning of foreign languages (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The Prince of Wales has been emphasising the importance to British industry of learning foreign languages. Prince Charles was addressing a London audience of politicians, senior representatives from the...
Labour Party unveils new policy document (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The Labour Party has unveiled its new policy document, designed to be the basis for their general election manifesto. The twenty thousand-word programme, entitled Looking to the Future, outlines the...
Conservative ministers attack new Labour policy document (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Conservative ministers have gone on the offensive against Labour’s policy review proposals. Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Norman Lamont on taxes; Employment Secretary Michael Howard calls the Labour...
Margaret Thatcher on the greenhouse effect (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Opening a new climate research centre in Berkshire, the Prime Minister warned that without urgent measures there would be a steady rise in global temperatures next century. Margaret Thatcher has publicly...
Death of Major Pat Reid (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Obituary
Report following the death on 22 May 1990 of Major Pat Reid - author of The Colditz Story and one of the few prisoners to escape from the German high security POW camp. He became famous after publishing his...
Prince Philip visits Dover to see 70 Little Ships (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has been visiting Dover to see 70 Little Ships that took part in the evacuation of thousands of allied troops from Dunkirk fifty years ago. His guide was broadcaster Raymond...
Little Ships set off for Dunkirk (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Seventy Little Ships which took part in the evacuation of British forces from the beaches of Dunkirk fifty years ago are to set off for the French port again this lunchtime. Coastguards say conditions are...