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39,247 results found for all records.
Murder of Josephine Whitaker, possible Ripper victim (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Head of Yorkshire CID, George Oldfield on the discovery this morning of the body of 19 year-old building society clerk Josephine Whitaker at Savile Park, Halifax. It is thought that Josephine may be a victim...
NCCL recommendations on prison grievance procedure (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Thornton of the National Council for Civil Liberties on its recommendations to the May Committee of inquiry into the prison service, including the appointment of an independent prison ombudsman to...
Retired doctor criticises NHS management structure (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male retired hospital doctor on the loss of ground in the National Health Service, and specifically the increased difficulty of getting correct and rapid decisions in hospitals under the current...
Jeremy Thorpe injunction in North Devon election contest (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on writer and journalist Auberon Waugh’s contest of former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe’s North Devon constitutency on behalf of the Dog Lovers Party, and the granting of an injuction over...
Edith Marx on decision to vote Conservative (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Designer and painter Edith Marx, relative of Karl Marx, on her decision to vote Conservative rather than Labour at the forthcoming general election, after experiencing trade union trouble over the printing...
Thatcher on Conservative election campaign (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher on the party’s election campaign, including the opinion poll ratings, potential support for a woman Prime Minister, and Conservative plans to cut taxes and waste but...
Liberal expulsion in Cardiff South East election contest (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Former Liberal candidate for Cardiff South East, Christopher Bailey on his expulsion from the party, after forming a Liberal-Conservative pact in the constituency over the introduction of proportional...
Margaret Thatcher on Conservative election campaign (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher on the party’s election campaign, and its plans to cut taxes and waste but possibly increase VAT. Male interviewer not identified.
David Steel on Liberal policies after General Election (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Liberal leader David Steel on the publication this morning, in the form of a draft Queen’s speech, of his party’s policy programme for the next Parliament should it have substantial influence after the...
David Steel on hung parliament after General Election (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Liberal Party leader David Steel on the latest opinion polls which indicate that neither Labour nor Conservative Parties will have an overall majority after the forthcoming election and, the importance,...