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  1. British Leyland future (1978)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by Prime Minister James Callaghan to a British Leyland audience on the future of BL under new boss Michael Edwardes and the need to make the firm economically viable after previously injecting massive...

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  2. Leslie Murphy on NEB profits (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    National Enterprise Board (NEB) chairman, Leslie Murphy talks to Peter Murphy about NEB profits despite the financial problems of British Leyland.

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  3. BL toolmakers’ dispute - Roy Fraser on Edwardes (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with British Leyland Cowley shop steward and organiser of an unofficial toolmakers’ strike, Roy Fraser, in which he criticises company chairman Michael Edwardes over his attitude towards...

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  4. British Leyland ballot (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Union representative Todd Sullivan, following the ballot of British Leyland workers on Leyland Chief Executive Michael Edwardes’ proposals. Male interviewer not identified.

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  5. British Leyland production (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Jim Pickard, chairman of the Park Royal shop stewards, responds to British Leyland Chairman Michael Edwardes’s charge that production at British Leyland has been held back. Pickard strenuously denies the...

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  6. Roy Orchard on British Leyland protest (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Longbridge shop steward Roy Orchard (possibly during a demonstration against Michael Edwardes’s plans for British Leyland), on the government’s lack of sympathy for the workers, need to safeguard jobs,...

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  7. John Williams on British Leyland ‘binges’ (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Labour MP John Williams criticizes British Leyland plans to ‘binge’ or bribe car dealers with expensive treats, arguing that this approach is inappropriate and insensitive in the light of prospective...

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  8. Geoffrey Robinson on British Leyland (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Geoffrey Robinson MP criticises British Leyland’s approach to industrial relations and calls for talks between the 2 sides. Male interviewer not identified.

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  9. Geoffrey Robinson on British Leyland (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Geoffrey Robinson MP, on the post-ballot situation at British Leyland. Robinson believes that BL management has failed to gain the trust of both unions and men. Hoping for expansion, all Robinson has seen is...

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  10. British Leyland dispute (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified British Leyland shop stewards’ spokesman, on their outright rejection of Leyland Chairman Michael Edwardes’s closures and cutbacks plan - what they regard as his blackmailing tactic. Male...

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