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40 results found for '"Higher education"' in Keywords.
Two decades of student politics (1985)
- Genre
- Feature
Two Decades of Student Politics, presented by Clive Bull and the student report team. A look back at student protest and politics from the 1960s to the 1980s. Includes recordings of student protests and...
Tories increase public expenditure (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Secretary of State for Education, Kenneth Baker on the Government’s plans to increase public spending, mainly in education. He says schools will benefit from extra resources, and teachers will get a pay...
General Election - Phone-in with Alliance leaders (1987)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in; Trailer
National independent radio phone-in programme presented by Peter Murphy interviewing the Liberal-SDP Alliance leaders David Owen and David Steel in the last few days before the General Election.They then...
Tories plan university vouchers (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Bestic interviews Jack Straw on a leaked Government paper describing plans to reform universities that shows the government is planning to introduce vouchers which would help those with lots of...
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...
Sheila Hood on her Snowden award (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Blind student, 20 year-old Sheila Hood from Dundee talks to Simon Furby about the Snowden award which has helped her in her studies at university by funding assistive technology. She also talks about her...
Murderer continues as president of LSE Students’ Union (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
The man convicted of killing PC Keith Blakelock in the Tottenham riots is to remain as Honorary President of the Students’ Union at the London School of Economics. Most students voted to get rid of...
Peter Parker on the Winston Silcott-LSE debacle (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Convicted police killer, Winston Silcott remains Honorary President of the London School of Economics Students’ Union after a move to oust him failed. A motion to overturn the decision to elect...
Andrew Hall on Winston Silcott’s LSE resignation (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Convicted murderer Winston Silcott has officially resigned his controversial post of Honorary President of the London School of Economics Students’ Union. Silcott was one of four men found guilty of the...
Winston Silcott’s honorary presidency of LSE Students’ Union (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Convicted murderer Winston Silcott’s brother George says his family were pleased about London School of Economics students electing Winston as Honorary President of their union. Female interviewer not...