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39,247 results found for all records.
Lord Soper at 93 (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Lord Soper turned 93 today. Braving arthritis and the cold, he was out as usual this afternoon, delivering his own mixture of socialism and Methodism to a crowd of hecklers and devotees. He looks back over...
Malcolm Rifkind speech to CBI (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Malcolm Rifkind, the UK Foreign Secretary, has given a speech to the CBI that was apparently designed to warn business leaders off Labour, alleging Blair misled the CBI over the Social Chapter. Speaking are:...
Alliance and Leicester building society flotation (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
The Alliance and Leicester Building Society has announced plans for its long expected flotation. The Bradford and Bingley is holding onto its mutual status and general manager John Wrigglesworth gave...
Alliance & Leicester building society flotation (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Pym is the Financial Director of the Alliance and Leicester, he defends the accusation that the planned flotation will be short term gain for long term pain and which members will be entitled to...
Hemsworth by-election (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech; Election coverage
Robert Allen reports on Labour retaining the safe seat of Hemsworth in Yorkshire with announcement of results; reaction from Socialist Labour Party candidate Brenda Nixon and its head Arthur Scargill; Jon...
Ulster talks log jam (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Robert Allen reports on Ulster talks going on in London between the Irish Foreign minister Dick Spring and Sir Patrick Mayhew at the Northern Ireland Office (they speak to reporters outside office)...
Privatisation of the tube (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
The privatisation of London’s Underground system could be part of the Conservative manifesto if Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine has his way. To find out what this could mean for London Graham Leach...
Major Nick Clark on defusal of German bomb (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
A World War Two bomb in a boating lake at South Norwood was made safe by an army disposal team shortly after ten o’clock yesterday morning. It took the men of 33 Engineering Regiment from Walden Essex,...
Brenda Nixon on Hemsworth by-election (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
Labour’s beaten off the challenge of Arthur Scargill’s left-wing breakaway party, and coasted to victory with candidate Jon Trickett in the Hemsworth by-election. Socialist Labour candidate Brenda...
Scargill on Hemsworth by-election (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour’s beaten off a challenge from Arthur Scargill’s new breakaway left-wing Socialist Labour Party, to register a comfortable victory in the Hemsworth by-election. Arthur Scargill defiantly says...