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Officers leaving Police Force due to poor working conditions (1978)

Genre

Interview

Chairman of the Police Federation, Jim Jardine comments on the high number of police officers leaving the Force. He blames this on poor rates of pay, and poor working conditions. The problem with people...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Report of Cruise Missile convoy (1984)

A Cruise Missile convoy left Greenham Common in the middle of the night and returned after 3 hours. Phil Coope reports. Phil Coope talks to the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police that says it is just a...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

The King’s Troup (1987)

In October 1947, King George the Sixth inspected a saluting battery of Royal Horse Artillary at their barracks in St. John’s Wood. Before leaving he requested that the Artillary should be known as his...

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Clive Thornton on leaving the Mirror group (1984)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Clive Thornton after leaving his job as Chairman of Mirror Group newspapers due to the takeover of the organisation by publisher Robert Maxwell. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Rhodes Boyson on truancy (1975)

Genre

Interview

Rhodes Boyson MP on the problem of truancy. The ILEA has reported an increase this (last?) year. Boyson attributes the disaffection of older students partly to the raising of the school leaving age; these...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

British troops leaving for Bermuda (1977)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on British troops leaving for Bermuda to help quell riots that broke out following hanging of 2 black Bermudans for murder of white victims. Speaks to Lieutenant-Colonel David Betley on the job they...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Mark Bonham Carter on leaving race relations post (1977)

Genre

Interview; News report

Interview with Mark Bonham Carter, on leaving his position as Chairman of the Community Relations Commission, advances in race relations, and his hopes for the future. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Christine Richmond on British nationals leaving Saudi Arabia (1990)

Genre

Interview

Christine Richmond of Nottingham, among the British nationals arriving at Heathrow Airport from Saudi Arabia, on the tense atmosphere in the country, the build up of Saudi military activity, and many in the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

NUM breakaway union ballot (1985)

Genre

Interview

NUM President Arthur Scargill on the result of the ballot by miners over a breakaway union, with Nottinghamshire miners voting three to one in favour of leaving the NUM, and a marginal vote in favour of...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Hattersley and Bryan Gould to stand down as MPs (1994)

Genre

Interview

Former deputy leader of the Labour Party Roy Hattersley is leaving Parliament at the next election. Bryan Gould is also leaving and former Labour leader Neil Kinnock refutes claims made by the Conservative...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio