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Resignation of Nicholas Fairbairn - Life & career (1982)

Genre

News report; Poetry

Peter Allen examines the life and career Sir Nicholas Fairbairn, Conservative MP, after his resignation from his post as Solicitor-General for Scotland following his alleged involvement in the Carol X rape...

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Nicholas Fairbairn MP (1980)

An outspoken interview with MP Nicholas Faribairn, Solicitor General for Scotland. He talks about government decisions, budgets. He advices people to save gas, electricity. He also explains the functions in...

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Dinner ban on MP (1978)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

Peter Allen reports on a complaint by Nicholas Fairbairn MP, that he had been banned by the Ministry of Defence from a mess dinner at HMS Caledonia to which he had been invited; looks at inadequate response...

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Nicholas Fairbairn dies (1995)

Genre

News report; Interview; Tribute; Obituary

Harry Beer looks back at the career of the outspoken Sir Nicholas Fairbairn MP for Perth and Kinross, who died last night. Includes an archive clip of Sir Nicholas talking about capital punishment; tributes...

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Tory MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn funeral (1995)

Genre

News report; Speech

Donald Fraser reports from Scotland on the funeral of the Conservative MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn who died at the weekend. Bagpipes and bells tolling heard. Includes clips of the service with his daughter...

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General Election- race row erupts in Scotland (1992)

Genre

Speech

Excerpt from a speech in Perth before the 1992 UK General Election campaign by Scottish Conservative MP Nicholas Fairbairn in which he claims that under Labour the country would be swamped by immigrants and...

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Nicholas Fairbairn attacks Lord Longford’s Hindley campaign (1978)

Genre

Interview

Conservative MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn attacks Lord Longford’s campaign to free Myra Hindley. Hindley was imprisoned for life after she and her lover Ian Brady were found guilty of sexually abusing and...

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Sinn Fein visit to London - Conservative view (1983)

Genre

Interview

Conservative MP, Nicholas Fairbairn on the proposed meeting of Labour backbenchers with Sinn Fein at Westminster. Female interviewer not identified.

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Reduction in armed forces (1991)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on the Government surviving a backbench revolt over plans to reduce Britain’s armed forces by a quarter. Includes Commons speeches by Defence Minister, Archie Hamilton;...

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Call for ban on carrying of knives in Scotland (1993)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

Des Fahy reporting on Labour MP David Marshall’s brandishing of a knife in the Commons to emphasize his call for the sale and carrying of knives to be banned in Scotland. Includes reprimand from Speaker...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio