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Shirley Williams on plans to change exam process (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Secretary of State for Education, Shirley Williams on the Government’s plans to change the examination system in schools. Williams hopes to simplify the system whereby every child sits a single exam for...
50th anniversary of women’s suffrage (1978)
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- Interview; News report; Speech
Paul Beard reporting from the meeting near the Emily Pankhurst memorial in London celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of women receiving equal voting rights and on women’s rights today. Includes speech by...
Council workers dispute (1979)
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- Interview
Shirley Williams MP, is interviewed about the council workers’ pay dispute and urges them to accept the government’s pay offer.
Teachers’ pay dispute- Shirley Williams justifies actions (1979)
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- Press conference; Speech
Press statement by Shirley Williams MP justifying her actions in asking the NUT to wait until after the General Election for 36.5% pay demands for teachers.
Labour Party constitution (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Shirley Williams on proposed Labour Party constitution changes.
Labour conference - speeches and interviews (1979)
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- Interview; Speech
Series of speeches and interview clips recorded at and/or about the Labour Party conference. Speakers, interviewers and interviewees largely unidentified. Bob Holness interviews Tony Benn; Peter Allen...
Shirley Williams on Conservative education proposals (1979)
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- Speech
Speech by Education Secretary Shirley Williams, where she attacks Conservative Opposition education proposals prior to the 1979 General Election.
Shirley Williams on sustainable economics (1979)
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- Speech
Speech by Labour MP Shirley Williams on the need for sustainable economic policies within the Labour movement that don’t destroy the environment. No details as to who audience is.
Shirley Williams on Labour general election defeat (1979)
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- Interview
Former Education Secretary, Shirley Williams on the Labour Party’s general election defeat, the country’s first woman Prime Minister, prospects for education under the new Conservative Government, and...
Shirley Williams warns against Labour left-wing (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on a speech to the Glasgow Fabian Society by former Labour MP and Education Secretary Shirley Williams where she warns of the dangers to the future of the Labour Party from left-wing elements....