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39,247 results found for all records.
James Prior on secret ballots (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by James Prior to the 1976 Conservative Party Conference in Brighton. On party policy towards trade unions: ensuring union leadership is representative of the rank and file through secret ballot...
Chancellor Denis Healey on expenditure cuts (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey discusses the cuts in public spending, describing the implications of the rise in public expenditure. He states more investment is needed in the manufacturing...
James Prior on spending cuts and unions (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with opposition employment spokesman James Prior, at the 1976 Conservative Party Conference in Brighton. On the need for spending cuts in the current economic situation and on gaining the necessary...
Thatcher attacks defence cuts (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on last night’s speech by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher outlining her defence policy. She attacks the budget cuts being made in defence and claims they are due to economic decay caused by...
St John-Stevas on education and moral values (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by opposition education spokesman Norman St John-Stevas to the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton. On improving the performance of comprehensive schools, selective schools and instilling in...
Jack Jones on economy and trade union proposals (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Jack Jones, the trade union leader, states the unions will initiate proposals which will keep Britain going through the economic crisis, although a delay in the return to collective bargaining would not be...
R W Martin Smith on N Ireland troubles (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by delegate R. W. Martin Smith to the Conservative Party conference in Brighton. On life in Ulster, maintaining peace and security in Northern Ireland and fighting to keep the Union.
Concorde opposition due to noise (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Bishop Hugh Montefiore talks to Brian Hayes of his visit to Washington to represent the Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise, of which he is President. He discusses the profitability of the...
Margaret Thatcher during Conservative Party Conference (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Julian Havilland interviews Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher during the party conference in Brighton. Her reaction to the Government bid for an IMF loan; the necessity of working with trade unions and...
Enoch Powell on Northern Ireland (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Ulster Unionist MP Enoch Powell gives a speech on the subject of the British problem in Northern Ireland, and discusses the need for democracy without the threat of force, and the problems behind the votes.