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  • Economy suffering due to excessive laws (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Shadow Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe says the economy is suffering due to an excess of laws. He observes that building new factories here can take twice as long as in Europe for this reason. He also looks at...

  • Interview on 24-hour airport strikes (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with an unidentified speaker about current strikes at airports. It looks at the support for unofficial strikes by the British airport workers with a 24-hour strike of their own, the Fire Service...

  • Joan Edkins on the effect of the toolmakers’ strikes on local working women (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Mrs Joan Edkins on her attempts to help end the Lucas toolmakers’ strike, which is affecting local women’s income.

  • Sedgemore and Ridley on the power of civil servants (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with MPs Brian Sedgemore and Nicholas Ridley on the Commons Select Committee report on the power of civil servants. They speak about how civil servants are ruling the country (and not very well);...

  • Hounslow Hospital closure (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on Hounslow Hospital which the staff chose to keep open despite closure by the local health authority on 31/08/77. Remaining patients were moved to West Middlesex Hospital on 6/10/77. Reports on...

  • Hounslow Hospital closure (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on Hounslow Hospital which the staff chose to keep open despite closure by the local health authority on 31/8/77. Includes interview with unidentified male speaker. Female reporter not identified.

  • Hounslow Hospital closure (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on Hounslow Hospital which the staff chose to keep open despite closure by the local health authority on 31/8/77. Includes interviews with unidentified members of the public. Male reporter not...

  • Hounslow Hospital closure (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on Hounslow Hospital which the staff chose to keep open despite closure by the local health authority on 31/8/77. Includes interviews with staff: Sister Catherine Cooney; Sister Cynthia Scott. Male...

  • Belson report on television violence (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Interview with Dr. William Belson about his report, Television Violence and the Adolescent Boy, on television violence and need to reduce the amount of violence shown on TV. Male reporter not identified...

  • James Humphreys released (1977)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Jill Lourie on the release from prison of James Humphreys, former Soho pornographic bookshop proprietor, whose evidence helped to convict thirteen senior Scotland Yard detectives; interview with Joan Drury,...