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Month: December 1979

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Archive : 1979 from the National Archives

31 December 1979 Keith Adams 0

Robert Taylor investigates recently released Cabinet papers that document the end of the 1974-79 Labour Government The newly-opened state archives for 1979 reveal in depressing detail the agonies of the […]

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Archive : BL seals pact for Japanese to produce first car in Britain

28 December 1979 Keith Adams 0

BL seals pact for Japanese to produce first car in Britain From our Correspondent Tokyo, Dec 27 BL and Honda today ratified an agreement under which a Japanese car will […]

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Archive : Buy British

27 December 1979 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS BUY BRITISH By Peter Durisch Leyland chief Sir Michael Edwardes left Britain over Christmas with a special messagefor motorists , Buy British. He made the appeal as he […]

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Archive : Government to provide up to £300m for BL

21 December 1979 Keith Adams 0

British Leyland is to be granted a further £300m of state aid next year, with £133m to follow if the vehicle group’s performance improves. The Government appears to have been […]

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Archive : Bu British drive for Leyland boost

14 December 1979 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS BUY BRITISH DRIVE FOR LEYLAND BOOST By David Benson An aggressive campaign to ‘Buy British’ is to be launched by Leyland next month. The £2 million drive will […]

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Archive : Killing Leyland with kindness

13 December 1979 Keith Adams 0

Killing Leyland with kindness Michael Grylls MP MPs of all parties admire the achievements of Sir Michael Edwardes, chairman of British Leyland. He has brought back respect for management and […]

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Archive : ‘I’ll shut car plant’, Red Derek

10 December 1979 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS I’LL SHUT CAR GIANT , RED DEREK Sacked Communist shop steward Derek Robinson yesterday spelt out his plans to shut down British Leyland unless he is reinstated . […]

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Archive : BL to lay off 4000 men at Rover Solihull

5 December 1979 Keith Adams 0

BL to lay off 4,000 men at Rover Solihull By Clifford Webb Midlands Industrial Correspondent The first substantial cutback in production by British Leyland for more than two years is […]

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Archive : Stewards call for mass BL lobby

4 December 1979 Keith Adams 0

Stewards call for mass BL lobby By R. W. Shakespeare Northern Industrial Correspondent Shop stewards in the Midlands have called for a mass lobby by British Leyland workers tomorrow morning […]

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Archive : Robinson rebuffs Edwardes

3 December 1979 Keith Adams 0

BL management From Mr Geoffrey Robinson. MP for Coventry North West (Labour) Sir, In view of certain innuendoes I feel a reply is required to Sir Michael Edwardes’ letter (November […]

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