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  • Polytechnics’ land to be protected (1987)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate

    Report on Secretary of State for Education and Science, Kenneth Baker’s announcement to introduce special measures to control education authorities who might sell off polytechnics’ land; including...

  • ILEA opt out (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Bill Stubbs, chief education officer for ILEA; says if councils are able to opt out of central control and run their own education authority, they may as well abolish ILEA; requests Kenneth...

  • Ken Livingstone on leaked documents (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Ken Livingstone MP on top secret cabinet papers being leaked to him by a sadomasochistic brothel keeper. Also speaks about his new book (poss. If Voting Changed Anything, They’d Abolish It), receiving hate...

  • General election - Jack Straw on Labour policies (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Jack Straw MP, on the Labour Party’s employment policy and a new strategic authority for London following the abolition of the GLC; also criticises proposed poll tax (community charge)....

  • Ken Livingstone on Kinnock and the Labour Party (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with the leader of the GLC and newly-elected member of Labour’s National Executive Committee, Ken Livingstone, on Neil Kinnock and the state of the Labour Party. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Neil Kinnock on how Labour would improve London (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Kevin Murphy interviews Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on how Labour will improve London, where they will invest in the capital, the improvements to transport, the policy errors of the past and reviving...

  • Calls for a minister for London (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on calls by leader of Westminster City Council Dame Shirley Porter for Government to create a new ministerial role specifically for London. Leader of the Labour Association of London Authorities...

  • Heseltine on the future of London (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Mark Phillips reports from Westminster on Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine’s speech The Future of London (with excerpts) where he had little new to say. On London needing to keep its competitive...

  • Kinnock on London governance (1991)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on the Conservative Government’s abandonment of London after scrapping the GLC (Greater London Council) and Labour plans for a Greater London Authority if...

  • General election - Major on polls and London (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Peter Murphy interviews Prime Minister John Major on recent opinion polls suggesting the Labour Party is poised to take key seats in and around London, immediately prior to the 1992 General Election. Also on...