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Thatcher on EEC decision to set a fixed oil import target (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Following the EEC decision to set a fixed oil import target until 1985 based on 1978 levels, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the problem of making the necessary commitment in relation to a year that has...
David Howell on the current western oil shortage (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Energy Minister David Howell on Britain’s need to import oil despite its North Sea oil reserves. In view of the current oil shortage, calling on people to cut back on oil consumption and for western...
Joe Gormley on the coal industry (1979)
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- Speech
NUM President Joe Gormley calling on the Government for financial assistance for the coal industry, and warning against short-term cheap coal imports from countries such as Australia into Britain and Europe....
Joe Gormley on the coal industry (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a speech by NUM President Joe Gormley (with excerpts) on the need to guarantee the energy supply for industries in Britain and Europe. Calling on the Government for financial assistance for the...
Jimmy Carter’s solar energy proposal (1979)
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- News report; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports from Washington on US President Jimmy Carter’s proposal for twenty per cent of America’s energy needs to be generated from solar sources by the turn of the century. Includes...
Brian Hayes show - Tony Benn on North Sea oil (1979)
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- Interview
Former Labour Energy Minister, Tony Benn on using North Sea oil revenues to re-equip the British manufacturing industry, the importance of environmental issues with regard to all fuel production, and his...
Opec raises oil prices (1979)
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- Speech
In view of the decision by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to raise oil prices, former Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan in the Commons asking if the Government intends to...
Thatcher on oil price, petrol tax and nuclear energy (1979)
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- Speech
House of Commons reply by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to former Labour Prime Minister, James Callaghan, following the decision by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to raise oil...
Summit of world leaders in Tokyo on the oil crisis (1979)
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- Interview
Interview on the summit of world leaders in Tokyo on the oil crisis, and the possibility countries may move towards reducing their dependence on imported oil, which would take the pressure off prices. Also...
Bishop Abel Muzorewa and Mike Orit on the role of missionaries in Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979)
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- News report; Interview; Speech
During a break at the Lancaster House Conference on Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, Bishop Abel Muzorewa preaches in Wesley’s Chapel, London on the contribution of church missionaries to the development of South...