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36 results found for '"Michael Edwardes"' in Keywords.
British Leyland revival plan (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sir Leslie Murphy, Chairman of the NEB, on Michael Edwardes’ plan for reviving British Leyland. Interviewer not identified.
Eric Heffer on British Leyland Speke closure (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Eric Heffer, Labour MP for Liverpool Walton, reacts to British Leyland’s announcement of their Speke assembly plant closure plans.
British Leyland Speke plant closure (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Quinton McFarland reports on reaction in Liverpool to the proposed Speke assembly plant closure. Frank Banton, Transport Union Secretary at the No. 2 factory, gives his response to Chris Stocking.
British Leyland production (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Jim Pickard, chairman of the Park Royal shop stewards, responds to British Leyland Chairman Michael Edwardes’s charge that production at British Leyland has been held back. Pickard strenuously denies the...
British Leyland disciplinaries (1979)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Derek Robinson, union convenor of the Longbridge assembly plant in Birmingham, accuses British Leyland management of telling lies. The pamphlet that ostensibly caused the trouble, says Robinson, simply...
British Leyland dispute (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified British Leyland shop stewards’ spokesman, on their outright rejection of Leyland Chairman Michael Edwardes’s closures and cutbacks plan - what they regard as his blackmailing tactic. Male...
Geoffrey Robinson on British Leyland (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Geoffrey Robinson MP, on the post-ballot situation at British Leyland. Robinson believes that BL management has failed to gain the trust of both unions and men. Hoping for expansion, all Robinson has seen is...
Geoffrey Robinson on British Leyland (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Geoffrey Robinson MP criticises British Leyland’s approach to industrial relations and calls for talks between the 2 sides. Male interviewer not identified.
John Williams on British Leyland ‘binges’ (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP John Williams criticizes British Leyland plans to ‘binge’ or bribe car dealers with expensive treats, arguing that this approach is inappropriate and insensitive in the light of prospective...
Roy Orchard on British Leyland protest (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Longbridge shop steward Roy Orchard (possibly during a demonstration against Michael Edwardes’s plans for British Leyland), on the government’s lack of sympathy for the workers, need to safeguard jobs,...