Conservative conference - Employment legislation

Title

Conservative conference - Employment legislation

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:52

Description

Report on a Conservative Party conference (poss. the Conservative Central Council conference in Bournemouth (03/80) with debate focusing on the Government’s proposed Employment Bill with planned restrictions on trade union action and secondary picketing. Includes interview with Conservative Chairman Lord Thorneycroft (Peter Thorneycroft). Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Deeley?).

Contributors

Peter Thorneycroft; Peter Deeley?

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Parliamentary bills; Labour relations; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Employment; Political parties; Employee rights; Conferences; James Prior; Labour law; Cabinet ministers; Law reform; Industrial policy; Employment legislation

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