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CBI Conference - Future of construction industry (1981)

Genre

Speech

Unidentified male speaker at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Conference, on the construction industry. He says 25 percent of the industry’s workers are unemployed and the Government needs to...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Portsea Island Discs: Mike North, JP (1985)

Andy Ferriss talks to Mike [Michael] North. He has been in a construction industry, justice of the peace, local councillor, he is broadcaster, has been publican, live on conservationist, born and bred on...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Labour proposals to nationalize building industry (1978)

Genre

Interview

Conservative MP Michael Heseltine opposing Labour proposals for the nationalisation of the building industry. On the Labour government having aggravated the decline of the industry and its unemployment...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Jack Jones on building industry unemployment (1977)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Jack Jones, TUC, on unemployment in the building industry, cuts in public expenditure that contributed to it and possible solutions. And on pay policy negotiations. Interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Construction firm to sell non-core activities (1993)

Genre

Interview

Chief Executive of home construction firm Tarmac, Neville Simms talks about the company’s losses following the economic recession and how he hopes that next year will be better as the housing market is...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Workers held in Iraq whilst completing palace for Saddam Hussein (1990)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified British worker on construction workers not being allowed to leave Iraq whilst completing a palace for Saddam Hussein, he missed his mother’s funeral. Male interviewer not identified

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

New Falklands airport (1983)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the departure of a ship from the UK carrying materials for a new airport on the Falkland Islands. Includes interviews with company officials and workers: George Langford; Oliver Whitehead; Freddie...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Cuban casualties during US invasion of Grenada (1983)

Genre

Interview

Interview with a Cuban on the heavy casualties among Cuban construction workers when resisting surrender during the US invasion of Grenada. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

House building fall (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Jim Wintour, Housing Policy Officer of Shelter reacting to the fall in house building figures in 1977. Criticises government policy and calls for more money for house improvement.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

History of Ronan Point tower block and safety worries (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the history of Ronan Point, a tower block in Newham, east London, which raised doubts about the safety of large panel system buildings after a section collapsed due to a gas explosion in 1968....

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio