Conservative conference - economics, crime and benefit fraud

Title

Conservative conference - economics, crime and benefit fraud

Genre

News report; Speech; Debate

TX Date

12 Oct 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:54

Description

At the Conservative Party conference in Brighton, Energy Secretary, Cecil Parkinson announces that the coal industry will be privatised if the Tories are re-elected. In his law and order debate, Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd has promised to combat the rise in violent crime by introducing electronic monitoring, more prisons, police and alcohol-free areas; however Danny Docherty(?) and Lionel Stanbrook say he is too liberal and raise the issue of capital punishment. Employment Secretary, Norman Fowler and Social Security Secretary, John Moore both address benefit fraud. Report by Paul Rowley.

Contributors

Norman Fowler; John Moore; Cecil Parkinson; Douglas Hurd; Paul Rowley; Danny Docherty(?); Lionel Stanbrook

Keywords

Fraud; Crime; Social security; Economics; Death penalty; Police; Conservative Party; Prisons; Political parties; Conferences; Privatization; Coal industry; Alcohol; Brighton; Surveillance; Political conferences

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