Labour conference - Education funding

Title

Labour conference - Education funding

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:59

Description

Speech at the Labour Party conference in Blackpool by Education Secretary Shirley Williams, on finance for education in local authorities, claiming money allocated for teachers and training is not being spent in Conservative-run councils. She promises court cases against these authorities. The speech is met with applause.

Contributors

Shirley Williams

Keywords

Local authorities; Labour Party; Education; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Teachers; Political parties; Conferences; Educational policy; Blackpool

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