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  1. Sir Terence Beckett attacks unions (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference; Interview

    Sir Terence Beckett, Managing Director of the Ford motor company, criticises the unions’ refusal to discuss the efficiency of the workforce. Beckett claims that Ford is doing all it can to support the...

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  2. Aftermath of martial law declaration in Poland (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    Report on the visit of Pope John Paul II’s envoy Archbishop Luigi Poggi to Poland following the declaration of martial law and banning of the Solidarity trade union. Also examines strained relations...

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  3. Trident Submarines to Devonport (1993)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Report on the Government decision to give the 5 billion-pound contract to refit Trident Submarines to Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth as opposed to longstanding partner Rosyth Dockyard in Scotland....

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  4. Rover to cut jobs (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate

    Simon Israel reports on Austin Rover announcing that 3,500 jobs are to be axed over the next three years at South Cowley and Llanelli and speculation it could be linked to the takeover by British...

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  5. John Smith at the TUC conference (1993)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Interview

    Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports on Labour Party leader John Smith’s speech to the TUC conference in Brighton and reaction to it. He avoided mentioning his controversial one member one vote...

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  6. BL strike decision - Response to Edwardes threats (1981)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Vox pop

    Report on the decision to strike by British Leyland workers in response to proposed closure threats by Chief Executive, Sir Michael Edwardes. Speakers include: BL staff (not identified); Jack Adams,...

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  7. Soviet-British trade talks (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Michael O’Neill reports on a meeting between Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev and CBI chiefs, and on talks on the state of Soviet trade. Lord Young talks about what was discussed, how some sales...

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  8. New Year’s Honours list (1994)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Lizzie Knight reports on the awards in the Queen’s New Years Honours list with honours to ordinary people for the first time. Includes interviews with Michael Bentine, comedian on his CBE; Alex Ferguson,...

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  9. Parliamentary debate on Vickers tank order (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

    Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on a parliamentary debate in which Defence Secretary George Younger announced that the contract to build a new series of tanks for the British Army was to be awarded to...

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  10. British Aerospace to make 5000 redundant (1990)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Vox pop

    Defence correspomdent Paul Maurice reports on the British Aerospace announcement of the closure of two plants, one in Lancashire and the other at Kingston-on-Thames in Surrey, with the loss of 5,000 jobs...

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