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Preface : a shipbuilding libretto -- Introduction -- Interviews: Lower Clyde. Alexander Ross Belch, Lithgows, Scott Lithgow, British Shipbuilders Plc ; Johnston Robb, Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering, Scott Lithgow Ltd. ; Willie Ferguson, William Hamilton and Sons, Lithgows, Scott Lithgow Ltd. -- Upper Clyde. Sir Eric Yarrow, Weir Engineering, Cathcart, Yarrow Shipbuilders ; Dr. Brian Baxter, Yarrow Shipbuilders ; Bob Easton, Yarrow Shipbuilders ; Sandy Stephen, Alexander Stephen Shipbuilders and Engineers ; Professor John Rorke, Alexander Stephen, Denny Brothers, Brown Brothers ; Fred Walker, Denny Brothers, Fairfield, Connell and Hall Russell ; Jolyon Slogett, Denny Brothers, Houlder Bros., British Shipbuilders Plc ; Dr. John Brown, John Brown, Clydebank ; Graham Strachan, Alexander Stephen, John Brown and Scott Lithgow ; J.F. Starks, John Brown, Upper Clyde Shipbuilders ; Anthony Hepper, Upper Clyde Shipbuilders ; Harry Osborne, Civil Engineer -- The Tyne. G.H.R. Towers, John Redhead and Sons Ltd. ; J.E. Steele, Swan Hunter, British Shipbuilders Plc ; Peter Milne, Swan Hunter, British Shipbuilders Plc ; P.D. Christie, Swan Hunter ; James Jardine, Smith's Dock, Swan Hunter ; Eric Crowdy, Hawthorn Leslie, George Clark NEM, William Doxford Engineers ; M.F. Pyman, Mercantile Dry Dock Co., Ltd., Jarrow -- The Wear. Arthur Storey, NEM, Doxford and Vickers Engineers, Austin and Pickersgill ; Ken Douglas, Wm. Gray, Austin and Pickersgill, UCS, British Shipbuilders Plc ; Derek Kimber, Fairfield, Harland and Wolff, Austin and Pickersgill -- Barrow-in-Furness. Bill Richardson, Vickers Armstrong, Swan Hunter, British Shipbuilders Plc ; Roy Turner, Vicers -- The south coast. Peter Usher, Vosper Thronycroft -- The Humbler. John Leathard, Richard Dunston, Hessle -- Belfast. Dr. Denis Rebbeck, Harland and Wolff ; T. John Parker, Harland and Wolff, Austin and Pickersgill, British Shipbuilders Plc ; Eric Mackie, Harland and Wolff Ship Repairers, British Shipbuilders Plc -- British shipbuilding industry officials. R.D. Brown, SRNA, AWES ; Joseph Charles Asher, SEF, Shipbuilding Conference, BSRA ; G.R. Snaith, BSRA, British Shipbuilders Plc -- The trade unions. James Airlie, Lobnitz, [Fairfield], UCS, Amalgamated Engineering Union ; Jim McFall, Boilermakers Society ; Alex Ferry, AEU, Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions -- The civil servants, Board of Trade, Shipbuilding Enquiry Committee, Shipbuilding Industry Board, Ministry of Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Industry. Reay Geddes, Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee ; Victor Chapman, Board of Trade, Ministry of Technology, DTI, SIC ; Cliff Baylis, Ministry of Technology, SRNA ; Barry Barker, Shipubilding Industry Board ; Vivian Marchant, Dept of Industry ; Ron Dearing, DTI -- Politicians. Tony Benn, Minister of Technology, Secretary of State for Industry/Energy ; Norman Tebbitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ; Teddy Taylor, MP, Scottish Office Minister for Industry ; Bob Clay, M.P., Sunderland North -- British Shipbuilders Plc. Admiral Sir Anthony Griffin, Chairman, 1977-1980 ; Michael Casey, Chief Executive, 1977-1980 ; Ken Griffin, Deputy Chairman, 1977-1983 ; Michael Haines, Acting Finance Directory, 1977 ; Reg Arnell, Director and Board Member, Finance, 1977-1991 ; Dr. Martin Stopford, Group Economist, Director Business Development, 1977-1988 ; Richard Dykes, Director of Industrial Relations, 1977-1980 ; R.J. Daniel, Board Member Warshipbuilding, 1979-1984 ; Robert Atkinson, Chairman, 1980-1983 ; Graham Day, Chairman, 1983-1986 ; Geoff Fuller, Board Member, Warshipbuilding, 1983-1986 ; Maurice Phelps, Director of Personnel, 1980-1987, Chief Executive, 1986-1987 -- Conclusion. |
