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Patricia McGuire sacked (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Press statement by a male union spokesman (not identified) calling for an inquiry into the the dismissal, and the reinstatement of, Patricia McGuire, waitress at the Trust House Forte, Night Out...
Post Office profits (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sir William Ryland about excess profits of 100 million pounds at the Post Office and a rebate to telephone users whilst postal charges are going up. He also comments on the splitting of postal...
Sale of Mentmore Towers (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the sale of country house Mentmore Towers and its contents by auction and on the history and ornate interior of the house; interview with Liz Wilson, Sotheby’s. Reporter not identified (poss....
New Zealand dairy embargo (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the New Zealand High Commissioner about the proposal by the EEC to embargo New Zealand dairy imports to Britain. Says protectionism should end as called for by the Economic Summit and NZ...
Lord Watkinson on collective bargaining (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lord Watkinson, CBI, on his report calling for free collective bargaining on wages in the long term, fears it will lead to rise in inflation and phase 3 of the Government’s wage policy which...
Margaret Thatcher in China (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Report on Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher’s visit to China, meetings held and her speech on USSR military strength build up. Reporter not identified.
William Tyndale School sackings (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Brian Tennant, Chairman of the Managers at William Tyndale Junior School, Islington, London, on sackings and resignations of six teachers. Issues included inefficiency, use of progressive...
Arthur Scargill on miners coal entitlement (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Arthur Scargill, NUM, on threat to strike over Coal Board decrease in miner’s coal entitlement in four areas of the country. Interviewer not identified.
Herbert Bentley on NSM cigarettes (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Dr. Herbert Bentley of Imperial Tobacco on new cigarettes containing substitute tobacco called NSM, he stops short of saying they are safer. Reporter not identified.
Francis Pym on devolution (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Francis Pym, Conservative Party MP, on possibility of an all party convention to debate Scottish devolution. Interviewer not identified. Sound is squeaky.