Results
39,247 results found for all records.
Callaghan on NATO summit (1978)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press statement by UK Prime Minister James Callaghan on NATO summit and subjects it covered, including defence and nuclear disarmament and detente with the USSR; he is sarcastic about recent USA interest in...
Inflation to stay in single figures (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP Roy Hattersley reacts to union leader Alan Fisher’s saying that Hattersley’s statement that inflation will stay in single figures is simply kite-flying before the elections. Stands by his claim...
Labour by-election victory (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Roy Hattersley, on the Labour victory at the Hamilton by-election in Scotland and whether this is representative of how the country as a whole would vote in a general election and...
Dealing with youth crime (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative MP David Howell, on the need for action to curb rising youth crime rates. Believes offenders should be dealt with less leniently to serve as a proper deterrent. Male interviewer...
UK Embassies’ security (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative MP Jill Knight in which she calls for greater security in UK embassy buildings in communist nations to prevent espionage and bugging following an incident in a US embassy in...
Hamilton by-election (1978)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview
Margo MacDonald, losing SNP candidate in the Hamilton by-election in Scotland, gives her reaction to the result and talks about the option their party gives of independence for Scotland through devolution....
Hamilton by-election (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Shadow Chancellor Conservative Geoffrey Howe on the Hamilton by-election results in Scotland with Labour winning against the SNP and Conservatives trailing. Says it will not translate to votes in a general...
Enoch Powell calls for anti-EEC voting (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Ulster Unionist MP Enoch Powell urging his supporters to vote for election candidates who are anti-EEC membership, regardless of other policies or parties they stand for.
Thatcher speech in Llandudno (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher to the Welsh Conservative Party at a rally in Llandudno. She attacks the Labour Government and their view of her and says she is not an extremist. She outlines...
Hamilton by-election (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Labour’s Scottish Secretary Bruce Millan on Labour victory at Hamilton by-election in Scotland. Says this will be reflected in Britain as a whole at the general election - but...