Mid-Staffordshire by-election

Title

Mid-Staffordshire by-election

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

19 Mar 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:30

Description

Paul Rowley reports on the Mid-Staffordshire by-election, the impact of the poll tax (community charge) and what the predicted Conservative Party loss could mean. Speakers are Environment Secretary Chris Patten; Labour Party health spokesman Robin Cook; Liberal Democrats MP Robert Maclennan; John Cartwright, SDP; Green Party spokesman David Icke; and voter’s opinions.

Contributors

Robin Cook; John Cartwright; Chris Patten; Paul Rowley; Robert Maclennan; David Icke

Keywords

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

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