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352 results found for '"Cost reduction"' in Keywords.
Legal Aid to be cut (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a new High Court ruling that could see a cut in Legal Aid to people who have previously been entitled to it, in order to help the Government save money. Speakers are Chairman of the Law Society,...
Defence budget cuts divide opinion (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on political debate on the further reduction in the defence budget and areas to be cut. With House of Commons speeches by Defence Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind; shadow...
BBC boss criticised for money saving methods (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with BBC foreign correspondent Mark Tully, who criticised the Director-General of the BBC John Birt for his new campaign to save money at the cost of lowering standards. Tully discusses the matter...
Job cuts at Kings College Hospital (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
David Kermode reports from Kings College Hospital on the prospect of staff redundancies. With Richard Parker from UNISON on the staff being asked to volunteer for redundancy, impact staff cuts would have on...
Coal industry safety changes opposed (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Rowley interviews Peter McNestry, General Secretary of the pit union NACODS, about the Government’s plans to change responsibility for safety regulations in Britain’s mines without a parliamentary...
Tory welfare spending cuts and Major visit to West Country (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports on Prime Minister John Major’s announcement of cuts in welfare spending (with Major’s announcement); Exeter councillor Dr Adrian Rogers and Chairman of the...
Guys and St Thomas’s Trust to reduce staff (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
David Kermode interviews Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust Chief Executive Tim Matthews over plans to shed up to 30 percent of jobs within the trust in order to respond to the changes in finance and...
Proposed defence budget cuts (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on proposed defence budget cuts that could see the UK’s long-term state security under pressure and underdeveloped. The Government could face a backbench revolt as the...
Drugs being overprescribed for colds and flu (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
Ian Jones discusses his Audit Commission report which says doctors are unnecessarily prescribing drugs for everyday colds and flu. He says more selective prescriptions will result in better care for patients...
Power failure affects Tube (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Mark Phillips reports back to the studio from Easton station as London Underground gears up for the evening rush hour following chaos this morning due to a power failure around 8am caused by the failure of...