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Conservative conference - Geoffrey Howe speech (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Sir Geoffrey Howe to the 1976 Conservative Party Conference in Brighton. Attacking the Government’s economic policy: the country cannot afford socialism.
British doctor tortured in Chile (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Sheila Cassidy is a British doctor who went to Chile to practice medicine. While she was there, she treated a political opponent of the new regime, and was arrested and tortured as a result. On her return...
Jane Kirk on trade unions and capitalism (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Nottingham delegate, Jane Kirk, to the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton. On trade unions and their power and standing up for capitalism and against socialism. Applause heard.
Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay Acts (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP Michael Foot on the passing of the Sex Discrimination Act, introduced five years ago by Barbara Castle, and the Equal Pay Act, which will see women receive equal pay and equal rights. Interviewer...
Angus Maude on corporal and capital punishment (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by deputy party chairman Angus Maude to the 1976 Conservative Conference in Brighton. Expressing his personal views on corporal and capital punishment, and concurring that there should be no...
George Brown resigns from the Labour Party (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Lord George-Brown discusses his resignation from the Labour Party, and his family’s reaction to the news. Lord Brown says his wife would have tried to make him reconsider his decision if he had told her...
Airey Neave on terrorism in NI (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Northern Ireland spokesman Airey Neave to the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton. On defeating terrorism in Northern Ireland. Attacking the government’s policy of negotiating with terrorists.
George Brown resigns from the Labour Party (1976)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview
After his resignation from the Labour Party, Lord George Brown discusses the future of the Labour Party with Ed Boyle and admits he does not know where it can go from here. He agrees there is a future, but...
James Prior on closed shop unions (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Jim Prior to the 1976 Conservative Party conference in Brighton. On party policy towards the trade unions: enforcing the rights of individuals not to be coerced into trade union membership rather...
Recession eases, Government looks to the future (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey speaks about the British economy, and states the recession has been weathered succesfully with lower unemployment, and inflation and strikes have been cut by half....