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79 results found for '"Gordon Brown"' in Contributors.
Nicholas Ridley’s comments on Europe cause outrage (1990)
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- Interview
Gordon Brown, Labourâs Trade and Industry spokesman, calls for the resignation of Trade and Industry Secretary Nicholas Ridley after his offensive comments about the Germans and European economic and...
Gordon Brown on Rover sale sweeteners (1990)
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- Interview
Labour Party trade and industry spokesman Gordon Brown says the Government and Nicholas Ridley in particular should apologise for wasting taxpayers money and Margaret Thatcher should come clean about her...
Rover takeover unlawful (1990)
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- Interview
Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary Gordon Brown comments on the report by EC commissioner Leon Brittan which has ruled government financial sweeteners for the British Aerospace takeover of Rover were...
John Major on the economy (1990)
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- News report; Speech
Chancellor John Major says interest rates will have to stay high in an effort to control inflation. He conceded at the Confederation of British Industry’s annual dinner that the Government’s monetary...
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...
Gordon Brown on hostile takeover bid for ICI (1991)
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- Interview
Labour MP, Gordon Brown says he is calling on the Trade Secretary to make clear his opposition to a hostile takeover of ICI by Hanson PLC. Male interviewer not identified.
Telecoms monopoly to end (1991)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on a Commons debate between Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Lilley and shadow Industry Secretary Gordon Brown about plans to end the BT and Mercury monopoly of the telecommunications industry in...
Collapse of BCCI bank (1991)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on the surprise announcement in the House of Commons of an inquiry into the collapse of bank BCCI, blaming of the Bank of England for not acting sooner and of the Government passing the buck. With...
Labour conference debates economy (1991)
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- News report; Speech
Des Fahy reports from Brighton on the Labour Party conference during a debate on the economy. In his speech shadow Chancellor John Smith attacks the Conservative’s economic record and challenges Prime...
General Election - trade figures (1992)
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- Interview; News report; Press conference
Peter Murphy reports on the 1992 UK General Election campaign, with attention focused on the latest trade figures. Includes statements by Prime Minister John Major; Gordon Brown, Labour trade spokesman; Alex...