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39,247 results found for all records.
Thatcher on ozone layer (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addresses an international conference in London, calling on the rest of the world to act in the fight to save the ozone layer and announcing Britain will contribute 9...
Rover takeover unlawful and proposed airlines merger (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Leon Brittan, EC Commissioner in charge of free competition, is asked about the decision that the UK government was guilty of breaching common market rules in the selling of Rover to British Aerospace...
Rail freight grants proposal (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP Tam Dalyell says he’s hopeful the government will invest more in the railways as a means of improving the environment. The Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson told him that they would consider...
British beef safe to eat (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Debate
Agriculture Minister John Gummer stresses to the Commons Agriculture Committee that British beef is safe to eat amid fears over BSE and responds to Conservative MP Paul Marland’s call for a lift on the...
John Major on European monetary union and single currency (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Political editor Peter Murphy interviews Chancellor John Major on UK stance on European monetary union and possiblilty of a single European currency prior to his speech to the German equivalent of the CBI in...
Helicopter crashes near school (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
A helicopter has crashed near a school on the Derbyshire-Staffordshire border, killing at least one person. 1st clip: the headmaster of nearby Abbotshulme school, Daryl Havant, says pupils waded through...
Rover takeover unlawful (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary Gordon Brown comments on the report by EC commissioner Leon Brittan which has ruled government financial sweeteners for the British Aerospace takeover of Rover were...
Ozone layer conference (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Julie Sedgwick reports on an international conference on the ozone layer in London at which Britain pledged £5million towards an action programme. Includes interview with demonstrator (not identified)...
Chopper crash near school (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Gary Moran reports on the crash of a helicopter belonging to JCB near a school on the Derbyshire-Staffordshire border with one person killed. Includes eyewitness accounts from Ron Carpenter and Dury...
George Bush reneges on taxes (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech; Vox pop
Nick Peters reports on US President George H. W. Bush’s announcement yesterday that he is to break his fundamental campaign pledge of 1988- no new taxes, because of the budget deficit; and on...