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Michael Foot on devolution (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Labour Deputy Leader, Michael Foot on the issue of devolution for Scotland and Wales. Reverse playback.
John Hill on the future of nuclear energy in the UK (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir John Hill, Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, is interviewed about the future of nuclear power production in the UK. Sir Brian Flowers, Chairman of the Royal Commission on Environmental...
Campaign for devolution (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the difficulties for the Labour Government and Leader of the House Michael Foot, in trying to get their Devolution Bill through Parliament. Includes interview with Scottish National Party (SNP)...
John Smith on devolution (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Scottish Labour MP John Smith, in which he describes the steps the Government is taking to formulate devolution legislation to put before Parliament. He is confident the bill will eventually...
SNP member on devolution bill (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
An unidentified female member of the Scottish National Party (poss. Margo MacDonald?) criticises the Labour Government over the attempted implementation of their devolution bill. She says the current...
TUC wage demands (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Interview with an unidentified speaker about wage demands of trade unions and likely outcome of forthcoming conference; views on trade union leaders Jack Jones; Hugh Scanlon; Joe Gormley; Lord Allen (Alf...
Scottish TUC conference (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from the Scottish TUC conference which is calling for tough action on prices. John Methven, Director-General of the CBI is interviewed on what is being done about prices, pay disputes and wage...
Devolution and proportional representation (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Ed Boyle reports on a cross-party movement to secure proportional representation for elections to the new parliaments in Cardiff and Edinburgh. Contributors: John Macintosh MP (Labour); Malcolm Rifkind MP...
John Smith on devolution (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Devolution Minister John Smith reaffirms Labour’s commitment to devolution, which now has a timescale, with the Scotland Bill proceeding to Committee first. With a referendum, Smith says, the people have...
Francis Pym on devolution (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP Francis Pym explains the Tories’ opposition to the first clause of the Scotland Bill (which had stated that devolution would not affect the unity of the United Kingdom). Now that highly...