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80 results found for '"Elena Curti"' in Contributors.
Tom King on sending British forces to the Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Defence Secretary Tom King on the decision to send British forces to the Gulf in defence of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states under threat of Iraqi invasion. On protecting British forces against the...
Major sets 1990 budget (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Elena Curti reports from Westminster on Chancellor John Major’s Budget for 1990. Includes excerpts of Major’s Budget speech; response in Commons from Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock and SDP leader Dr...
Merlyn Rees on possible war crimes trials in UK (1990)
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- Interview
Elena Curti interviews former Home Secretary Merlyn Rees on the proposed legislation for alleged Nazi war criminals living in the UK to be brought to trial. The War Crimes Bill is to be debated in the...
Paul Eddington on green message (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Elena Curti interviews actor Paul Eddington on him delivering a green message to the Prime Minister at Downing Street and what people can do in everyday lives and what the Government should tackle first for...
Tories attack Labour over local taxes (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Elena Curti reports on the Conservative Party efforts to minimise losses to the Labour Party in the local elections by claiming Tory-run councils are charging lower poll tax (community charge). Includes...
Hong Kong Bill passed, despite opposition (1990)
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- Interview; News report
MPs comment on the passing of the Hong Kong Bill, which could grant 250,000 people from Hong Kong British citizenship. Conservative MPs Norman Tebbit, Tim Janman and Tony Marlow, along with Labour deputy...
Gordon Brown on economy (1990)
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- Interview
Interview with Shadow Trade Secretary, Gordon Brown, on claims that Conservative Party ministers have been deliberately playing down highly pessimistic forecasts for the economy in the run-up to local...
Kenneth Baker on local elections (1990)
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- Interview
Interview with Conservative Party Chairman, Kenneth Baker, who is still claiming his party will hold the flagship councils of Wandsworth, Westminster, and Bradford in the local elections (03/05/90) and...
Militant Tendency behind poll tax violence? (1990)
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- Interview
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Dr Jack Cunningham on accusations that Militant Labour Party members are involved in the violent demonstrations against the poll tax (community charge) at council...
Militant Tendency behind poll tax violence? (1990)
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- Interview
Conservative Party Chairman, Kenneth Baker on the failure of the Labour Party to expel members of Militant Tendency, whom he believes to be involved in violent protests against the poll tax (community...