General elections
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
BBC Radio 4: The World at One and World This Weekend, 1990-12 - 1991-02
BBC Radio 4, Today programme, 1992-03-26
BBC. Title 'Copy CBS'., 1950-02-14 - 1950-03-08
Recording of Churchill's General Election address, given at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh [Scotland], 14 February 1950 [note that there are several breaks in the recording and some overlapping between discs]. Lacquer 12" discs, recorded at the request of the Canadian Broadcasting System.
Candidature for Parliament, Parliamentary Questions, and General Election, 1945, 1933 - 1947
General Election, 1974-09 - 1974-10
Papers relating to the 1974 election, including press cuttings, Labour Party promotional materials and correspondence, particularly relating to the Chipping Barnet constituency [London], where AFB was speaking on behalf of the Labour candidate.
Also includes some cuttings on the first control units for persistent troublemakers, set up at Wakefield Prison [Yorkshire] and Wormwood Scrubs, and on European grain exports to India, to stave off famine.
Note from "N S" [Jo Sturdee, later Nina, Lady Onslow, Secretary to WSC] to WSC, relaying a telephone message from [Harold] Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton], 14 Oct 1951
On MacMillan's tour of Lancashire and the Midlands [campaigning for the General Election], a broadcast by WSC ["Our Political Future", 8 Oct], and cooperation between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party in the [United] European Movement (and the [Labour Party] boycotting the movement) being "useful" [in the election campaign].
Note from WSC (10 Downing Street, Whitehall [London]) to ?, 4 Sep 1954
Arguing against a "surprise" or "snap" General Election.
Prime Minister's Personal Minute from WSC (10 Downing Street, Whitehall [London]) to Chancellor of the Exchequer [R A Butler], 4 Sep 1954
Sending a report (not present) which WSC thought ruled out a May/June [General] Election. Asking for the report to be returned so WSC could send it to Anthony [Eden, Deputy Prime Minister].
Public and Political: General: Conservative and Unionist Party: Prime Minister's personal minute from WSC to Mr Assheton [Ralph Assheton (later Lord Clitheroe), Chairman of the Conservative Party], 9 Jun 1945
On speaking engagements for Conservative Ministers and backbenchers [leading up to the general election].
Public and Political: General: General Election, Apr-Jul 1945
Comprising papers relating to WSC’s activities as a person in public life, other than those as MP for a particular constituency or as a Minister. Mainly correspondence with colleagues and acquaintances, primarily relating to the First World War and the 1945 General Election.
Public and Political: General: Political: Conservative and Unionist Party statement and manifesto for the 1951 General Election, Jul-Oct 1951
Public and Political: General: Political: Correspondence about candidates for parliamentary constituencies for general elections, 23 Feb-20 Oct 1951
Relating to candidates for Epping and North Dorset parliamentary constituencies.
Public and Political: General: Political: Correspondence on public opinion polls, 3 Apr 1950-7 Feb 1951
Comprising original documents accumulated by Sir Winston Churchill, and subsequently acquired by Martin Gilbert, including personal papers; public and political papers; literary papers; speeches; and official papers.
Radio Scotland, Good Morning Scotland: interview with NK, 1992-02-27
Interview with NK on subjects including: a Scottish Parliament; devolution; a possible coalition with the Liberals; electoral reform.
Sir Winston Churchill's letters to Lady Churchill, 1910-12
Subjects include: a ball and shooting parties at Alderley Park [Cheshire] and Warter Priory, Yorkshire; results coming in from the General Election; permission given by the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] for Churchill to begin an action to clear King George V from a false accusation [by Edward Mylius] of bigamy.
Sir Winston Churchill's letters to Lady Churchill, 1918-02 - 1918-12
Various correspondence, The majority of folios date from July-Sept 1945
Visit to West Midlands Confederation of British Industry, 1991-09
Mistitled "Desert Island Discs: Alan Bleasdale", but actually NK speaking and answering questions while on a visit to the CBI in the West Midlands, and being interviewed on Labour’s election prospects. Subjects include: personal attacks against NK; trends in the polls; the timing of the General Election; fixed term Parliaments; Labour's spending and tax plans.