Conservative conference - Review of proceedings

Title

Conservative conference - Review of proceedings

Genre

News report; Speech; Music

TX Date

14 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:05:36

Description

Peter Spencer look back at the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool after it wound up yesterday in a jubilant mood in spite of the fact that the party’s trailing in the opinion polls and inflation going up again. Includes Land of Hope and Glory on organ; and excerpts from speeches by new party chairman Kenneth Baker; Chancellor Nigel Lawson; Chris Patten; Norman Fowler; Cecil Parkinson; John Major and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Contributors

Norman Fowler; Margaret Thatcher; Peter Spencer; Kenneth Baker; Cecil Parkinson; John Major; Chris Patten

Keywords

Conservative Party; Political conferences; Conferences; Economic policy; Channel tunnels; Blackpool

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