Conservative conference - Thatcher keynote speech

Title

Conservative conference - Thatcher keynote speech

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Oct 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:04:12

Description

Peter Murphy reports on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech on the last day of the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool. With speech excerpts on the SDP-Liberal Alliance, the Labour Party, backing police in tackling riots, teachers strike over wages, unemployment. Applause and three cheers to end.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Unemployment; Teachers; Political parties; Conferences; Riots; Party politics; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Political coalitions; Employment policy; Blackpool; Employment creation; Teacher trade unions; Trade union members

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