Margaret Thatcher criticised

Title

Margaret Thatcher criticised

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Nov 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:10

Description

Interview with Labour home affairs spokesman Gerald Kaufman in which he criticises the leadership style of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, claiming Thatcher is acting undemocratically and suppressing minorities. He also criticises a recent statement by Home Secretary Leon Brittan. The interview comes during campaigning in the Enfield by-election and in the wake of the Brighton bombing. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Murphy or Peter Spencer).

Contributors

Gerald Kaufman

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Political systems; Freedom of expression; Political leadership; Democracy; Leon Brittan

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