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  1. Sid Weighell on rail closures (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Sid Weighell, National Union of Railwaymen (NUR), on proposed rail closures connecting UK ports as they are not profitable and on possible industrial action to prevent closures. Male reporter...

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  2. Horace Cutler wants free ports at London Docks (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Horace Cutler, leader of the Greater London Council, on plans to redevelop the London Docks and attract customers to new free port facilities. Cutler hopes that free ports will generate many jobs in the...

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  3. Customs officers on strike (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Customs officers are on strike. Garry Turvey of the Freight Transport Association says the strikes are causing enormous damage, particularly to the country’s export contracts. He says the customs officers...

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  4. Channel tunnel to go ahead - Concern at Dover harbour (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Following the announcement that a Channel tunnel will be constructed by winning bidder Channel Tunnel Group, Dover Harbour Board’s MD, Jonathan Sloggett, expresses concern about possible job losses at the...

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  5. Dennis Kelly on stewards blocking Ford exports (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Liverpool port steward Dennis Kelly on the decision to block the import and export of Ford cars. Kelly says workers at the factories deserve a larger portion of the company’s profits. He says he wants to...

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  6. Dock strike ends-Ron Todd reacts (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with TGWU leader, Ron Todd, following the ending of the national docks strike. The surprise decision came this afternoon during crisis talks as more and more dockers returned to work. The union’s...

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  7. Channel tunnel to go ahead - Dover Chamber of Commerce view (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    President of the Dover Chamber of Commerce, Alan(?) Stibbe(?) forecasts a total collapse of the local economy following the announcement that a Channel tunnel will be constructed by winning bidder Channel...

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  8. Anthony Steen on a free port for Britain (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Conservative MP, Anthony Steen discusses the benefits of a free port in Great Britain, with reference to taxation benefits, lack of bureaucracy, employment opportunities and businesses avoiding Customs and...

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  9. Anti-terrorism and nuclear safety (1978)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by Conservative home affairs spokesman William Whitelaw, at the International Association of Airport and Seaport Police conference in London, on the need for international cooperation to combat crime...

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  10. Boston World Airways plane crash (1982)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on an air accident where a World Airways McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF jet ended up in the waters of Boston Harbour after skidding on runway ice at Logan Airport (23/01/82). Includes interview with...

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