Government welfare policy attacked

Title

Government welfare policy attacked

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:22

Description

Report on an address by Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock at a gala in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh (with excerpts), where he attacks Government welfare policy and social security review. Also includes speech excerpt by miners’ union leader Peter Heathfield. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Neil Kinnock; Peter Heathfield

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Social security; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Political parties; Social policy; Edinburgh; Social class; Social welfare; Social reform

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