IRA terrorist gets job at polytechnic

Title

IRA terrorist gets job at polytechnic

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

8 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:36

Description

Simon Israel reports on the controversial decision of the Polytechnic of North London to employ a convicted IRA bomber, Anthony Madigan, as a campus official. Norman Tebbit, former Conservative Party chairman, said parents of potential students should know. Leslie Wagner, the institution’s director, accuses the former minister of pursuing a vendetta against the polytechnic.

Contributors

Simon Israel; Leslie Wagner

Keywords

London; Terrorism; IRA; Employment; Norman Tebbit; Colleges (UK); Technological institutes; Anthony Madigan; Polytechnic of North London; General technical education

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