Political papers of George Caunt ca.1950-ca.1980

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Political papers of George Caunt ca.1950-ca.1980

2 boxes, manuscript, typescript, press cuttings, and printed material

eng,

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Wilson, Harold, Sir, 1916-

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On 8th July 1981, following government cuts to university funding, a House of Commons debate was held on higher education. Sir Harold Wilson (the then Chancellor of the University of Bradford) delivered a speech critical of the cuts, referring to the reduction in overseas student numbers, the loss of foreign placements for sandwich courses, and the anticipated closure of the University's Clinical Oncology Unit. From the guide to the The Harold Wilson University Finance Speech, 1981, ...

Caunt, George

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George Caunt was Harold Wilson's election campaign manager and later worked as a researcher for Lord Wigg From the guide to the Political papers of George Caunt, ca.1950-ca.1980, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) ...