Mid-Staffordshire by-election

Title

Mid-Staffordshire by-election

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech; Election coverage

TX Date

19 Mar 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:27

Description

Paul Rowley reports on the Mid-Staffordshire by-election battle with opinion polls predicting Labour overturning a large Conservative majority due to poll tax (community charge) and high interest rates mainly. Speakers are candidates Charles Prior, Conservative Party; Sylvia Heal, Labour Party; Tim Jones, Liberal Democrats; Ian Wood, SDP; Robert Suanders, Green Party. Also noises from rallies heard and choir singing and Tory supporter comments. For Brian Widlake programme.

Contributors

Paul Rowley; Tim Jones; Charles Prior; Ian Wood; Robert Saunders; Sylvia Heal

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Political parties; Liberal Democrats; SDP; Community charge; Local taxation; Election campaigns; Staffordshire; Electoral issues

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