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80 results found for '"Elena Curti"' in Contributors.
Rail disputes (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Elena Curti reports on the political conflict over rail disputes, including interviews with Robert (Bob) Basil Reid, British Railways Board Chairman, speaking on his contact with Paul Channon, Secretary of...
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...
John Biffen attacks Thatcher (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Elena Curti interviews former Conservative Party cabinet minister John Biffen who has accused Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of shouting shrilly at the voters in the wake of the Conservatives’ declining...
SLD conference-Wrigglesworth speech and poll tax debate (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Elena Curti reports on a speech by Social and Liberal Democrats president Ian Wrigglesworth (with excerpts) at the party conference in Brighton. He blames the split with the SDP for a string of by-election...
Green Party conference- possible pact with Labour (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Elena Curti reports on the Green Party conference in Wolverhampton. The event has taken on an increased significance following the party’s dramatic showing at the European elections in 06/89 when it polled...
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...
Lord Young on leaked Harrods report (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Trade Secretary Lord Young (David Young) talks about the leaked Harrods report: how there are a few thousand copies around, whether they can get an unbiased jury, the possibility of a prosecution, whether...
David Icke calls for a boycott of Nestle products (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The Green Party have called for a national boycott of Nestle. They claim babies are dying because Nestle is dumping unsafe and expensive baby milk on Third World hospitals, as party spokesman David Icke...
Kenneth Clarke on drug budgets (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Health Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, about reaching agreement with the British Medical Association (BMA) on one of the key proposals in the controversial White Paper on the NHS. After 4 hours of...
Labour conference-Kaufman on defence (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with shadow Defence Secretary, Gerald Kaufman, following the debate over the Labour Party’s defence policy and the proposals to drop its commitment to unilateral disarmament at the party...