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WEDNESDAY
15th August 2007 |
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series 1992-93
Now find out what they said back then...
But first, please read our note on Transcription
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JOHN MAJOR 18.7.93
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Discusses the most testing time of his leadership, with his party at
war over Europe and the polls showing him as the most unpopular
PM of modern times
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JOHN SMITH 11.7.93
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On the first anniversary of his election as leader of the
Labour Party, responds to accusations of complacency and
the prospects for OMOV.
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TONY BLAIR 4.7.93
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Is Labour as tough on crime as it would have us believe?
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DOUGLAS HURD 27.6.93
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Is Britain's foreign policy 'adrift on a tide of uncertainty'?
Also responds to the US bombing of Baghdad
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TRISTAN GAREL-JONES 20.6.93
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Was Britain wrong to opt out of the Social Chapter?
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LORD OWEN 20.6.93
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Talks about the carve up of Bosnia proposed by the Serbo-Croat
Alliance
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MICHAEL HESELTINE 13.6.93
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What are the prospects for John Major's government following
the broadside from Norman Lamont and the polls showing him
to be the most unpopular leader since the second world war?
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SIR PATRICK MAYHEW 13.6.93
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Is there any hope for a restart of the Northern Ireland peace talks?
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JOHN GUMMER 6.6.93
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After John Major's 'I'm here and I'm staying' speech can he
dig himself out of the hole he's in?
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JOHN EDMONDS 6.6.93
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Following his criticisms of the Labour party under the leadership
of John Smith, what price OMOV at the
party conference?
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EURO DISCUSSION 6.6.93
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Bill Cash, John Horam and Ian Taylor discuss the internal
Conservative party conflict over Europe
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DAVID HUNT 30.5.93
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Discusses the sacking of Norman Lamont. What effect will it have
on Major's prospects?
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ROBIN COOK 30.5.93
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How committed is Labour to One Member One Vote? Can Smith push it through?
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DAVID HUNT 16.5.93
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The Government is in 'a dreadful hole', is forced into two policy U-turns
in one week, but Major says he's not changing his objectives.
What can they do?
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MICHAEL PORTILLO 9.5.93
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What can the Government do to restore voters' trust
after a drubbing in the council elections and the Newbury
byelection?
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LORD OWEN 2.5.93
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Talks about the peace process and the possible end of conflict
in Bosnia, following the Athens negotiations
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PADDY ASHDOWN 2.5.93
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Gives his reaction to the breakthrough in the Bosnian peace
talks in Athens. Does he still favour military action?
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JACK CUNNINGHAM 2.5.93
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How optimistic is he that the Athens deal will hold?
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SERB/MUSLIM DISCUSSION 2.5.93
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Discuss the possible end of the Bosnian conflict
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PROFESSOR TREVOR TAYLOR 2.5.93
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What are the military implications if the Athens deal on
Bosnia holds?
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CHRIS PATTEN 24.4.93
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Can he honour his pledge to freedom and democracy in Hong Kong?
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MICHAEL HESELTINE 28.3.93
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How does he justify his proposals for the future of British Coal?
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GILLIAN SHEPHARD 21.3.93
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With unemployment touching 3 million, what can the Government
do to turn the tide?
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MAASTRICHT DISCUSSION 14.3.93
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Bill Cash, Stephen Milligan and Sir John Wheeler on the
continuing battle in the Tory party over Europe
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GORDON BROWN 7.3.93
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Just over a week before the budget, he discusses
'New Economics' - what is his blueprint for recovery?
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JOHN REDWOOD 7.3.93
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What does John Major mean by a renaissance in local government?
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JOHN PATTEN 28.2.93
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Responds to criticisms of being arrogant and overbearing in
his relations with people who work in Education
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VIRGINIA BOTTOMLEY 21.2.93
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Why has the Tomlinson report (on London's health needs) sat
on her desk for 6 months. Is she unable to decide on the
way forward?
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KENNETH CLARKE 14.2.93
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With Eurosceptics lining up with Labour and the Lib Dems to oppose the
Government, could the Maastricht Bill fail?
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BACKBENCH CRISIS DISCUSSION 7.2.93
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The Government is accused of 'stumbling from crisis to crisis'
Ian Taylor, John Watts and John Butcher discuss
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ANTHONY HOWARD AND ANDREW NEIL 7.2.93
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Deliver their verdict on John Smith's most important speech
since becoming leader
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DONALD DEWAR 7.2.93
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Is Labour hamstrung by its image of a tax and spend party?
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COAL DISCUSSION 31.1.93
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Keith Hampson, Raymond Robertson and John Marshall on the Government's
forced U-turn over the closure of 30 pits.
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ECONOMY DISCUSSION 31.1.93
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Patrick Minford, David Currie and Andrew Britton talk about
the economy and the upcoming budget
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BRYAN GOULD 31.1.93
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What does Gordon Brown mean when he calls for a
'Budget for jobs'?
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JOHN MacGREGOR 24.1.93
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Is the British Rail Bill in danger of becoming
a 'poll tax on wheels'?
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TONY BLAIR 17.1.93
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On criticisms that he is part of a conspiracy to subvert
and destroy the soul of the Labour party
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MALCOLM RIFKIND 17.1.93
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Talks about Britain's military role in Iraq and Bosnia
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JOHN ALDERDICE 17.1.93
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Warns of further violence from the paramilitaries as the
talks process remains stagnant
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DOUGLAS HURD 13.12.92
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As the European Summit ends what did the British Presidency of the EU achieve?
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SIR LEON BRITTAN 6.12.92
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Talks about what Britain can hope to achieve at the
Edinburgh EU summit
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MARGARET BECKETT 6.12.92
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Responds to criticisms that the new Shadow Cabinet leadership
needs to 'get cracking' after five months in the job
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MICHAEL HOWARD 29.11.92
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The Council Tax - is it going to lead to higher charges
and poorer services?
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GEORGE ROBERTSON 29.11.92
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Is Labour going to let the Maastricht Bill fall in the House
of Commons?
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PETER LILLEY 22.11.92
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The Social Security budget has been spared but how will he
deal with an alarmingly high level of public debt?
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NORMAN LAMONT 15.11.92
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In his first extended interview since Black Wednesday,
discusses the prospects for the British economy
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MICHAEL HESELTINE 8.11.92
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Talks about the possibility of a trade war with the US
and the chances of Britain's industry becoming world
beaters again
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PADDY ASHDOWN 1.11.92
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Why are the Lib Dems going to support the Government over
Maastricht in the Commons motion?
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NO CONFIDENCE DISCUSSION 1.11.92
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Bill Cash, Iain Duncan-Smith, Ian Taylor
and Nigel Waterson discuss whether they will support
the Government over Maastricht
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MICHAEL HESELTINE 18.10.92
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On the widespread condemnation of his plans for the pits
and the effects of this criticism on the Government
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JOHN MacGREGOR 11.10.92
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In the continuing backwash of Black Wednesday, what does it mean
for British economic policy? How soon, if ever, can
we go back into the ERM?
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KENNETH CLARKE 4.10.92
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How can the Government restore its credibility following
the disastrous setback of Black Wednesday?
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TRISTAN GAREL-JONES 27.9.92
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Will the Tory party self-destruct while trying to get
the Maastricht Treaty through the Commons?
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JACK CUNNINGHAM 27.9.92
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What course is Labour likely to steer over Maastricht, given
the divisions in its own ranks?
- Transcription note
- Please note that all On The Record interview transcripts were
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