Tom Sargent on Common Wealth Party

Title

Tom Sargent on Common Wealth Party

Genre

Interview

TX Date

27 Mar 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:59

Description

Tom Sargent, a member of the Common Wealth Party, looks back at its formation in the 1940s, and the influence of founder Richard Acland, and compares it with the new Social Democratic Party (SDP). Male interviewer not identified (poss. Rodney Bennett?).

Contributors

Rodney Bennett?; Tom Sargent

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Political leadership; Socialism; Political parties; Second World War (1939-1945); Party politics; SDP; Common Wealth Party

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