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39,247 results found for all records.
David Basnett on Thatcher and trade unions (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with TUC chairman David Basnett on his reaction to Conservative leader Margaret Thatcherâs idea for a referendum on trade unions. He speaks about the lack of clarity surrounding where they...
Reg Prentice leaves Labour for Tories (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Ed Boyle reports on Reg Prentice and his career with the Labour Party before resigning in favour of the Conservatives. Includes interviews with Prentice on his reasons and his future.
Reg Prentice on his resignation from Labour (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Brian Walden interviews MP Reg Prentice on his reasons for leaving the Labour Party. He speaks on Labour’s changes in the left of the party towards a Marxist class war view, the failure of the moderate...
Violence at the Ladywood by-election (1977)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview; News report
Report by Ed Boyle on the violence at the by-election in Ladywood, Birmingham. Looks at the violence on the day, and during the announcement of the results and at the violence directed at the National Front....
Ladywood by-election (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report by Ed Boyle on the by-election in Ladywood, Birmingham. It looks at the violence on the day, the victor, the loss of votes on a safe seat for Labour, the National Front’s participation, and the...
Protracted Parliament session (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Ed Boyle reports on a session of Parliament that went on until the next day’s session. Looks at the topics that caused the session to run over: devolution, Europe and inflation.
Speech by David Owen on the United Nations (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpts from a speech by Foreign Secretary Dr David Owen to the United Nations. He speaks about the failure of the UN to aid world peace in accordance with its aspirations, the money spent on UN political...
Lord Gowrie on the House of Lords (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative peer Lord Gowrie (Alexander Ruthven, usually known as Grey Gowrie) on reports on the abolition of the House of Lords. He speaks about the advantages of an elected second chamber,...
John Davies on Foreign Office think tank report (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Shadow Foreign Secretary John Davies on his reaction to a think-tank report on Foreign Office spending. He speaks about the need to spend money to keep up foreign affairs, how the civil servant’s life can...
Think tank on Foreign Office spending (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Ed Boyle reports on the think tank report on the Foreign Office. He looks at the extravagances of the offices and how this needs to change. Includes interviews with MPs Ian Wrigglesworth and John Ryman.