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28 results found for '"Clare Short"' in Contributors.
Labour NEC election results (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Richard Bestic reports on the result of elections to the Labour Party’s ruling National Executive Committee; interviews with Robin Cook; Michael Meacher; Clare Short. For AM radio programme.
Miss World contest to be axed from ITV (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on Thames Television’s decision to drop coverage of the Miss World pageant, after taking it over from the BBC eight years ago. Julia Morley, the organiser of the competition, condemns the move,...
Clare Short quits over terrorism bill (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour Party MP, Clare Short, who has quit her role as a front bench opposition spokesperson over the Prevention of Terrorism Bill which allows terrorist suspects to be held for up to seven...
Egg compensation package (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Report on the Government’s compensation package to help Britain’s egg industry following the salmonella scare. The package follows the resignation of junior health minister Edwina Currie, over her...
Pornography protest at WH Smith (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Simon Israel reports on anti-pornography protesters invading a branch of WH Smith, and clearing out the top-shelf magazines. Clare Short MP who led the demonstration explains their campaign to get the...
Debate on Child Support Agency (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Sally Arthy reports on a House of Commons debate on the Government’s proposal to crackdown on parents who refuse to take on the financial responsibility of their children. The White Paper, Children Come...
Parliamentary awards (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Havovi Todd reports on a Parliamentary awards ceremony given by The Spectator Magazine. Includes acceptance speeches by Parliamentarian of the Year Douglas Hurd; Party Leader of the Year, a nonplussed Paddy...
Women in cabinet (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
UK Prime Minister John Major promotes Gillian Shephard to the post of Treasury Minister, the first woman in the department, following pressure to have more women in his cabinet. Includes speech by Major in...
Clare Short resigns from front bench over Gulf war (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Clare Short on resigning from the front bench over the support of the Gulf War by Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock. Male interviewer not identified.
Marital rape laws (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP, Clare Short on the ruling that rape in marriage will now be a prosecutable crime: how welcome the change is, how long it has taken; the definition of the new law; the continuing difficulty of...