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Government aims to cut NHS waiting times (1989)

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Interview

52,000 people have been waiting for more than a year for hospital treatment, and the Government is to spend an extra 6 million pounds to reduce waiting lists. Senior managers of the 22 districts with the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

60 Minutes: National Union Students (1980)

A croud of university students are gathering going to London in a massive demonstration against government’s policies. What does the government prefer? To spend money on cruise missiles for defence or to...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

AIDS: the facts (1987)

A Government leaflet has been delivered through everybody’s door warning of the danger of AIDS. But the Government can’t give all the advice available in the leaflet. They’re leaving it to the media to...

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Joe Gormley in 1974 on general election (1982)

Genre

Interview

Archive interview from 22/01/74 with now outgoing NUM President Joe Gormley on the need for a general election and a change of government in the country and on the current miners pay dispute. Male...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Beckett on NHS pay claims (1982)

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Interview

Interview with CBI Director-General Sir Terence Beckett about the nurses pay claim and the NHS dispute. He says the Conservative Government must stand firm over pay claims in spite of the TUC day of action...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Health workers strike - NUPE gets support (1982)

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Interview

Interview with NUPE General Secretary Rodney Bickerstaffe on support they have had for health workers’ wages dispute through the planned TUC Day of Action on 22/09/82 and his hopes for its effect on the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Government’s road building policy (1993)

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Interview

Peter Deeley interviews Transport Secretary John MacGregor on the government’s new policy on cutting red tape to speed up building of new roads and motorways. Including on the length of time it currently...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

UK joins Common Market - Edward Heath speech (1982)

Genre

Speech

Archive speech by (then) UK Prime Minister Edward Heath, on the signing of Britain’s entry into the European Common Market (22/01/72). Sound in mono; audio quality poor.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Lord Carrington criticises South Africa (1981)

Genre

Speech

Excerpt from a speech by UK Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) to the United Nations on 22/09/81, criticising the South African Government for its racial apartheid policies and for its...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Health workers strike - Spanswick on day of action (1982)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Albert Spanswick, COHSE, on the backing for striking NHS workers through the TUC Day of Action on 22/09/82. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio