Results
39,247 results found for all records.
Interest rates (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on the impact of a relaxation of exchange controls upon interest rates which will remain high unitl next year and the position of the building societies. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Organ donation proposals (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on a bill to secure vital organs (specifically kidneys) from the clinically dead, without the need to seek permission from next of kin. Only 5% of people currently carry kidney donor cards, and...
Party conferences compared (1979)
- Genre
- Discussion
Two male pundits (one Peter Allen) discuss and compare the recent Liberal Party, Conservative Party and Labour Party conferences.
Party conferences compared (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion
Two male pundits (one is Peter Allen), on this year’s Labour Party and Conservative Party conferences. Studio reporter not identified.
Times dispute over (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report as the 11-month Times dispute comes to an end, asking, who really won? Contributors: Chief Executive, Duke Hussey; NGA President, Les Dixon; Daily Express Editor, Derek Jameson; Chief Executive of the...
Times dispute over (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Derek Jameson, Editor of the Daily Express, on the resolution of the Times dispute. What does the agreement mean for the rest of Fleet Street? Male interviewer not identified.
Miners may strike over wages (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Miners’ spokesman (prob. Arthur Scargill) and NUM President Joe Gormley on the readoption of 1st November 1979 as a start date (for wage rises?), rejection of the NCB wage offer and possible industrial...
Len Murray on lockouts (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Len Murray, TUC General Secretary, puts his case that if employers can afford to close works in order to have lockouts, they can afford to concede to workers’ claims. He considers the step...
ITV strike lockouts (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male union spokesman condemning the lockouts in the ITV dispute. Male interviewer not identified.
Strike insurance (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
TUC General Secretary Len Murray, on employers taking out insurance against industrial action. Interviewer not heard.