New Conservative Government aims to save grammar schools

Title

New Conservative Government aims to save grammar schools

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

10 May 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:10:46

Description

Peter Spencer reports from Westminster on the new Conservative Government’s plans to save as many grammar schools as they can by bringing in a bill to overturn the policy of the previous Labour Government. Includes Commons speech by Education Secretary Mark Carlisle.

Contributors

Peter Spencer; Mark Carlisle

Keywords

Politics; Government; Labour Party; Parliamentary bills; Labour relations; Education; Conservative Party; Roy Hattersley; Grammar schools; Educational policy; Secondary schools

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