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39,247 results found for all records.
1976 drought recalled by farmer (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews Herefordshire farm owner Evelyn Cox talks about her family’s experience during the severe UK drought in the summer of 1976. The neighbours supplied water, which helped the family...
Trade unions claim they will not be pushed around (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with TUC General Secretary Len Murray in which he talks about the future of the unions, and the need to know if any political changes are to be announced. He comments on the unions’ ability to...
Britain’s multiethnic society (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Labour MP Alex Lyon on the subject of UK immigration and on the alleged ghettoisation of areas of east London due to the recent arrival of Bangladeshi incomers. In 2 parts.
Plans for new conference building in London (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with UK Environment Secretary Peter Shore and architect Sir Philip Powell on the construction of a new conference centre in Whitehall, London for international as well as national events. The...
National Front meetings (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Paul Holborow, Anti-Nazi League, on seeking undertaking from ILEA, to force National Front to allow members of the public into their by-election meetings. Interviewer not identified.
Bill Boaks on Lambeth Central by-election (1978)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview
Interview following Lambeth Central by-election, with William (Bill) Boaks, Democratic Monarchist Party, on encouraging women to stand as electoral candidates and reasons for his standing at elections,...
Select Committee report on Civil Service (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Ed Boyle reports on a House of Commons Select Committee on the Civil Service; speeches (recorded at the committee meeting) by Michael English; Brian Sedgemore; Sir Ian Bancroft; Lord Fred Peart.
Civil list increase (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Dennis Canavan MP, on the 10% increase in the royal civil list. Interviewer not identified.
Dinner ban on MP (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Allen reports on a complaint by Nicholas Fairbairn MP, that he had been banned by the Ministry of Defence from a mess dinner at HMS Caledonia to which he had been invited; looks at inadequate response...
Conservative committee on unions (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on a story in The Times newspaper about a secret Conservative Party committee, chaired by Lord Carrington (Peter Carington), on defeating the trade unions, if the Tories return to power at the next...