Labour conference - Black sections

Title

Labour conference - Black sections

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Sep 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:15

Description

Report on a debate at the 1985 Labour Party conference in Bournemouth on a positive discrimination policy, called Black Sections, within the Party. The vote was 5 to 1 against setting them up. Speeches by Russell Profitt, prospective parliamentary candidate for Lewisham and motion mover; Sharon Atkin, Lambeth councillor; deputy leader Roy Hattersley. Male reporter not identified (poss. Des Fahy).

Contributors

Roy Hattersley; Russell Profitt; Sharon Atkin; Des Fahy?

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Interethnic relations; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; Equal opportunity; Black peoples; Bournemouth

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