Conservative conference - Poll tax and economy
- Title
- Conservative conference - Poll tax and economy
- Genre
- News report; Speech
- TX Date
- 9 Oct 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:02:53
- Description
- Report on the first day of the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth including debate on the poll tax (community charge) with speeches by Morris Hickey, Ian Gordon and Local Government Mininster Michael Portillo. Chancellor John Major is well received when speaking about the economy and rejecting the Delors Plan for European economic and monetary union.
- Contributors
- John Major; Michael Portillo; Morris Hickey; Ian Gordon
- Keywords
- EEC; UK; Conservative Party; Political conferences; European union; Political parties; Conferences; Europe; Community charge; Bournemouth; Local taxation; Single currency (Europe); International monetary systems
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