Results
39,247 results found for all records.
Keith Joseph on Post Office proposals (1980)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
House of Commons speech by Trade Secretary, Sir Keith Joseph on Government proposals for the ending of the Post Office monopoly.
Robert Kilroy-Silk on Government economic policy (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Labour MP, Robert Kilroy-Silk who criticises Government economic policies and the callous attitude of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher towards the unemployed.
Francis Pym on strength of NATO (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Defence Secretary, Francis Pym on the need for a strong UK defence capability as part of NATO, to act as a deterrent against Soviet aggression. Female interviewer not identified.
Tom Torney on suicide of Ian Sherlock (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Tom Torney, Labour MP for Bradford South, on the increased number of prison suicides - with particular focus on the case of Ian Sherlock, who hanged himself in Brixton Prison in 07/80. Male interviewer not...
Reg Prentice on aims of BPTUAA (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP and social security minister Reg Prentice on a hunger strike organised by a militant group calling itself The British Pensioners and Trade Union Action Association (BPTUAA), which has...
Christopher Price on Labour open letter in Guardian (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP for Lewisham, Christopher Price on divisions within the Labour Party following the publication of an open letter in the Guardian (01/08/80) signed by cabinet ministers David Owen, Bill Rodgers, and...
Death of a Princess - Effect on UK-Saudi trade relations (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male member of the Chamber of Commerce on the reopening of trade relations with Saudi Arabia following a diplomatic row over the screening of the ATV television documentary, Death of a Princess....
Willie Whitelaw addresses NACRO on prison overcrowding (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Barry Jordan reports on the response of Home Secretary, Willie Whitelaw to allegations of overcrowding and poor conditions in Britain’s prisons. Includes excerpt of speech given by Whitelaw at the National...
Tony Benn on Joker of the Year award (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP, Tony Benn on receiving the Joker of the Year award from the Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain. Female interviewer not identified.
James Callaghan on Welsh steel closures (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour leader James Callaghan challenges Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over reports over the closure of Port Talbot and Llanwern steel works. Male interviewer not identified.