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117 results found for '"Leon Brittan"' in Contributors.
Libyan embassy siege aftermath (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Leon Brittan, Home Secretary, on the aftermath of the Libyan People’s Bureau in London shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcher and subsequent siege. And if breaking off diplomatic relations is...
Libyan embassy siege aftermath (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Home Secretary Leon Brittan confirming weapons were found inside the Libyan People’s Bureau in London following the police siege following the shooting dead of WPC Yvonne Fletcher at the bureau....
Libyan embassy siege (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Home Secretary Leon Brittan on why the government has ruled out a major inquiry into the shooting dead of WPC Yvonne Fletcher at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London and the police siege of...
Decision makers (1984)
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- Documentary; Interview; Music
Programme on the Miners’ Strike, presented by Peter Spencer. Considers police action in response to flying pickets. The police are now better equipped and taking a much harder stance against secondary...
Decision makers (1984)
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- Documentary; Interview; Speech
Documentary on the Conservative Party, presented by Peter Spencer, with political editor Peter Murphy. Looks at the upcoming Queen’s Speech (clip from previous speech), the Miners’ Strike, drugs,...
Decision makers (1984)
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- Documentary; Interview; Speech
Documentary on the Parliamentary year, presented by Richard Bestic. The ups and downs of the year in the Houses of Parliament, covering GCHQ trade union ban; strikes; the Miners’ Strike; use of...
Leon Brittan on trade unionism (1984)
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- News report; Speech
Report on a speech by Home Secretary Leon Brittan to the Institute of Directors about trade unionism and their power in relation to the Winter of Discontent suffered under the previous Labour government....
Crime victims compensation (1984)
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- Interview
Interview with Home Secretary Leon Brittan on the Government’s policy on giving compensation to the victims of crime. Male interviewer not identified.
Miners strike - Debate over police action (1984)
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- Interview; News report
Report on calls (by Labour MP Tony Benn) for a Parliamentary debate and party political disagreement over the way police are dealing with the pickets in the miners’ strike. Includes interviews with Home...
Miners strike - Leon Brittan on secondary picketing (1984)
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- Interview
Home Secretary Leon Brittan criticises secondary picketing during the miners strike and supports the use of police to allow people to work if they wish. Male interviewer not identified.