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British Leyland toolroom workers’ dispute (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Pat Lowry, British Leyland Personnel Manager’s statement giving an ultimatum to toolworkers to end their strike or lose their jobs. Issues they are striking on include equality of wages across...
British Leyland toolroom workers’ dispute (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
British Leyland Personnel Manager Pat Lowry makes a statement and gives an ultimatum. BL management have set up two working groups to work on collective bargaining problems and equality of wages across...
British Leyland slush fund (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Round-up of views on payments to Middle Eastern companies or countries to gain contracts there after recent allegations of a British Leyland slush fund, and what is now likely to happen. Speaking are Alan...
British Leyland slush fund (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Anthony Cadman(?), businessman, speaks about trade practices in Middle Eastern countries that include accepting additional payments or handouts for contracts, whether this is bribery, and how it would not be...
British Leyland slush fund (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Michael Grylls, Tory MP, interviewed on the possibly forged letter from British Leyland received by the Daily Mail in relation to the BL slush fund allegations. Discusses difference between legal payments to...
British Leyland slush fund (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Michael Grylls, Tory MP, calls for resignation of Eric Varley, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, and Lord Don Ryder, Chairman of the National Enterprise Board, over the allegations of a British...
British Leyland slush fund (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Fred Catherwood of the British Overseas Trade Board interviewed on bribery and corruption in international trade, in the wake of the allegations of a British Leyland slush fund. Interviewer not identified.
British Leyland slush fund (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Stewart Steven of the Daily Mail is interviewed on his paper’s discovery of and article on a British Leyland slush fund. The slush fund is of particular public interest as BL is a nationalised industry....
Go-ahead for Mini at British Leyland (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
UK Industry Secretary Eric Varley is interviewed on his upcoming Commons statement on the National Enterprise Board giving the go-ahead for the new Mini production at British Leyland. Also government...
CBI reject Bullock Report (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lord Watkinson, CBI, rejecting the Bullock Report on industrial democracy and on CBI’s own strategy to build up workers participation and career paths. Interviewer not identified.