Conservative conference - First day

Title

Conservative conference - First day

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

8 Oct 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:31

Description

Report on the first day of the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool including Housing Minister John Patten speaking about the problems of rates (local taxes); new Party Chairman Norman Tebbit on the Labour Party and the SDP-Liberal Alliance. Female reporter not identified (poss. Judith Dawson).

Contributors

Norman Tebbit; Judith Dawson; John Patten

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Fiscal policy; Conferences; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Community charge; Political coalitions; Local taxation; Blackpool

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