Bernard Weatherill to retire as Speaker

Title

Bernard Weatherill to retire as Speaker

Genre

Interview

TX Date

31 Oct 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:22

Description

Philippa Budgen(?) interviews Sir Bernard Weatherill on his retirement as the Speaker of the House of Commons at the end of this session. He describes the reasons he thinks the British Parliamentary system is fairer than other countries, drawing comparisons with the United States, and comments on the changing world of politics, and the goings-on within the Commons.

Contributors

Bernard Weatherill; Philippa Budgen(?)

Keywords

Politics; Great Britain; House of Commons; Parliamentary process; Democracy; Retirement

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