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Confidential documents passed to newspaper (1975)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male speaker on the passing of confidential documents from a department of state to the Morning Star newspaper. The documents apparently included details of the Royal Family’s private...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

The Business Programme No.23 (1989)

The Business Programme, broadcast on Monday evenings and presented by Rob Thomas. TRACK 1- French bank in Hampshire: Societe Generale is a French Bank which opens its doors in South Hampshire, in the Solent...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Police elicit information from doctors (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview about the attempts of police to elicit information from doctors about psychiatric patients amid concerns over confidentiality. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

1951 official secrets released (1982)

Genre

Interview

LBC reporter Rodney Bennett on the release of documents (Cabinet minutes?) under the Official Secrets Act, and the main stories of 1951, including the organisation of the Festival of Britain. Male...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Disclosure legislation for companies plans (1975)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Campbell Adamson of the CBI on a new bill requiring disclosure of companies’ future plans to government and trade unions. Concerns over disclosure to trade union officials of confidential...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Wandsworth Council leaks confidential information (1990)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male Labour MP and anti-poll tax protester (poss. Dave Nellist, Coventry South-East) on a data protection issue concerning Wandsworth Borough Council and its former leader, Christopher Chope....

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Jack Chester on British Steel leak (1980)

Genre

Interview

Jack Chester, former employee of British Steel, on his alleged supplying of sensitive documents to Granada Television for use in a documentary entitled The Steel Papers, broadcast during the steel strike...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Data Protection Bill (1982)

Genre

Interview

Two linked clips about the Government’s introduction of the Data Protection Bill and what it will mean to the public and what they can access. Speaking are Home Office minister Timothy Raison and in the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Government watchdog to monitor computer files (1978)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on setting up a government watchdog to monitor computer files. It looks at how the Government promised to study the way computers affect our private lives, the emergence of a data protection act, how...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Moors murderer threatens to sue (1989)

Genre

Interview

Interview with solicitor Benedict Birnberg, who says his client, Moors murderer Ian Brady, is claiming a breach of confidentiality following the publication of memoirs by the former head of Greater...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio