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Abolition of road tax - Threat to jobs (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Clive Williams of Swansea Driving Licence Centre (DVLA?), on possible administrative job losses as a result of plans to abolish road tax. Williams is worried about the jobs in the 84 regional offices across...
Edward Pochin on conditions at Aldermaston Nuclear Plant (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Inquiry author and radiation expert Edward Pochin on conditions at the Aldermaston Nuclear plant after it was found that three women had high levels of plutonium in their bodies. Pochin says improvements...
Launch of Daily Star newspaper (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
Company Chairman Victor Matthews expresses his delight at the successful launch of new national newspaper the Daily Star. Editor Derek Jameson defends the use of photographs of topless women to sell...
Vox pop on launch of Daily Star newspaper (1978)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Public reaction to the launch of the Daily Star. Tom Maddocks reports.
Peter Shore on council rates for 1979 (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Secretary of State for the Environment, Peter Shore on government grants to local authorities. Shore says there will be increases in urban areas and insists that these are the areas that need it most. He...
Edward Pochin on conditions at Aldermaston (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Aldermaston inquiry author and radiation expert Edward Pochin describes conditions at the plant and the plutonium poisoning of three workers there. He says the majority of workers had a normal level of...
Bill McLean on BL strike at Drews Lane (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Bill McLean, Director of Employee Relations at motor manufacturer British Leyland. He says 25-30,000 people could be laid off by the end of the week. He says the strike will cause the...
Michael Edwardes criticises BL strikers (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Michael Edwardes, British Leyland chief executive, says the board is not prepared to make blind commitments. He says BL has offered workers increases worth £86 million for 1979 and cannot afford a penny...
Ford workers reject 17 percent pay offer (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on the strike vote at Ford’s Dagenham plant in Essex. Workers rejected the company’s pay offer of 17 percent which included an attendance bonus. Includes actuality of strike vote(?), and interview...
Ron Todd on workers’ rejection of 17 percent pay offer (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the strike at Ford. Union negotiator Ron Todd talks about the rejection of a pay offer by Ford workers at Dagenham. He says unions are ready to resume negotiations with the motor manufacturer. Male...