Paddy Ashdown on Manchester

Title

Paddy Ashdown on Manchester

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

24 Sep 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:44

Description

Report on Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown’s keynote speech at the end of his Party conference in Torquay. He makes obvious references to crime and violence in the city which some say have harmed Manchester’s 2000 summer Olympic Games bid. Speakers are Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown; Councillor and deputy leader of the opposition Liberal Democrat group on Salford Council George Dunn(?). Kevin Murphy reports from Torquay. For Mike Carlton show. Audio levels vary.

Contributors

Paddy Ashdown; Kevin Murphy; George Dunn(?)

Keywords

Crime; Political conferences; Political parties; Homicide; Conferences; Manchester; Torquay; Olympic games; Liberal Democrats; Drug-related crime; Guns; John Benjamin Stanley

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