Conservative conference - Self-congratulation

Title

Conservative conference - Self-congratulation

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Oct 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:32

Description

Light-hearted report on proceedings at the 1987 Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool. Includes speech excerpts from Greg Archdale from Bournemouth on benefit fraudsters; Giles Chichester; Home Secretary Douglas Hurd on capital punishment; Kenneth Baker; Norman Tebbit; Margaret Thatcher; various speakers not identified. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Spencer).

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Norman Tebbit; Kenneth Baker; Douglas Hurd; Peter Spencer?; Greg Archdale; Giles Chichester

Keywords

Fraud; Death penalty; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Conferences; Unemployed; Dole; Blackpool

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