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203 results found for '"Ed Boyle"' in Contributors.
Merlyn Rees on detention in Northern Ireland (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
UK Home Secretary Merlyn Rees discusses the detention system in Northern Ireland. He claims the violence cannot be solved by detention, and unless the fighting grows to wartime proportions, detention is not...
Edward Heath on Conservative leader election (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative leader and former UK Prime Minister Edward Heath on his decision to call for a Party leadership election. He talks about what he believes is best for the party and the country....
Clive Jenkins on who to blame for EEC Yes vote (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Clive Jenkins, General Secretary of the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs (ASTMS), about who to blame for the results in the recent UK referendum which saw Britain...
Margaret Thatcher on success of first ballot (1975)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement and interview by/with Conservative leadership candidate Margaret Thatcher about her success in the first ballot and how she thinks the rest of the campaign will go. Also includes statement by...
End of Commons broadcasting experiment (1975)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report at the end of a 4-week experiment of IRN broadcasting from the House of Commons (by Ed Boyle?). Speaks to Leader of the House, Edward Short on how he felt the experiment went.
Conservative leadership election (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male MP(?) (poss. Humphry Berkeley) speaks of the Conservative Party being in a state of flux, and Tory MPs being confused in the face of a leadership ballot. He discusses the inadequacies of...
Chrysler job cuts (1975)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Chrysler has announced massive job cuts in the UK. Labour MPs Doug Hoyle and George Park, Conservative MP Michael Heseltine, and MPs in Chrysler-employed areas Labour MP Norman Buchan and Les Huckfield all...
George Brown resigns from the Labour Party (1976)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview
After his resignation from the Labour Party, Lord George Brown discusses the future of the Labour Party with Ed Boyle and admits he does not know where it can go from here. He agrees there is a future, but...
Jo Grimond for Liberal leadership (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Ed Boyle reports on Jo Grimond being asked to stand for the leadership of the Liberal Party following Jeremy Thorpe’s resignation. Includes excerpt of rousing Jo Grimond speech from previous leadership...
Jeremy Thorpe resigns (1976)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Ed Boyle reports on the resignation of Jeremy Thorpe, Liberal leader amid press speculation over his alleged homosexual relationship with the former model Norman Scott. The speakers include: David Steel,...