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80 results found for '"Elena Curti"' in Contributors.
Education White Paper debate (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Elena Curti reports on a House of Commons debate on the Government’s White Paper on student loans. Includes speech by Education Secretary, Kenneth Baker, defending the scheme; replies by Jack Straw; Simon...
Parliamentary debate on Patrick Ryan affair (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Elena Curti reports from Westminster on a Parliamentary debate on the decision of the Irish Government not to extradite alleged IRA supporter, Father Patrick Ryan, to the UK. Includes speeches by Attorney...
Labour conference-vote on defence policy (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Elena Curti reports on the Labour Party conference in Brighton voting for a policy review for a multilateral nuclear defence policy which allows a future Labour government to use Trident missiles as...
Margaret Thatcher dismisses Gorbachev’s nuclear plans (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report by Elena Curti on Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher dismissing Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev’s calls (whilst in Britain, early April 1989) for a halt to modernising nuclear weapons.
Labour conference-red review show (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Elena Curti reports from the Labour Party conference in Brighton, focusing on the Red Review satirical show. Speeches by David Blunkett; John Prescott; Bryan Gould; Glenys Kinnock; Neil Kinnock. Music and...
Conservative conference - Ken Baker speech (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
New Conservative Party Chairman, Kenneth Baker, makes his mark at this year’s conference in Blackpool. In a rousing speech he inspires the delegates with his confident style and rhetoric, bringing cheers...
Conservative conference - Thatcher keynote speech (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Elena Curti reports on the keynote speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the Conservative Party conference in the Winter Gardens in Blackpool (with excerpts of speech). The speech included a defence...
Conservative conference - Nigel Lawson speech (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Elena Curti reports on a speech by Chancellor Nigel Lawson at the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool where he answered critics, declaring there is no alternative to the Government’s economic...
Nigel Lawson resigns-Neil Kinnock reacts (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Elena Curti interviews Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on the resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s subsequent cabinet reshuffle. Kinnock welcomes Lawson’s...
Channel Tunnel rail link postponed (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Elena Curti interviews Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson following British Rail’s announcement that the proposal for the high speed rail link with the Channel Tunnel will be postponed for a year, after...