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  1. Douglas Hurd on Prevention of Terrorism Act (1988)

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    Interview

    Des Fahy interviews Home Secretary Douglas Hurd, on proposals by the UK Government to make the Prevention of Terrorism Act permanent. The legislation gives police wide-powers of detention and arrest of...

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  2. Moss Evans on Employment Act (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Moss Evans of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) on the contents of the Conservative Government’s new Employment Act with its proposed legislation restricting trade union practices. He speaks...

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  3. Common Land Act to be scrapped (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Tom King MP on government’s announcement about the scrapping of the Common Land Act.

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  4. Official Secrets Act case thrown out (1985)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with civil servant, Alan Lowther, speaking after his case was thrown out of court. He was prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act, over the release of Home Office documents on children’s toys,...

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  5. Demonstration at Windsor Castle (1995)

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    News report; Interview

    Faye Hawker reports on a demonstration against the Criminal Justice Act on the grounds of Windsor Castle whre demonstrators clashed wih police. With comment from Raymond Bennett(?) from the Coalition Against...

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  6. Official secrets act purpose (1984)

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    News report

    Tim Crook? reports on the tenets of Official Secrets Act of 1911, and its current application in relation to the Sarah Tisdall case. Foreign and Commonwealth Office clerical officer Tisdall leaked documents...

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  7. Official Secrets Act (1984)

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    News report

    Tim Crook reports on the Official Secrets Act, the way it is used, and how it has been kept on the statute books by successive governments despite judges’ recommendations. Includes comment on the trial of...

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  8. Riot act proposed (1981)

    Genre
    Interview

    Excerpt from interview with Peter Neivens, Metropolitan Police Director of Information, about the proposed Riot Act, following recent riots. Interviewer not heard.

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  9. Official Secrets Act reform (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Home Secretary Douglas Hurd is interviewed on his proposed changes to the Official Secrets Act. Expresses views on critical comments made by David Hooper, a lawyer in the so called Spycatcher case; deputy...

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  10. James Prior on Employment Act (1980)

    Genre
    Speech

    Employment Secretary, James Prior (possibly addressing a Commons Select Committee?) on the inclusion of controversial trade union reforms proposed in the Government’s Employment Act.

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