Conservative conference - Thatcher keynote speech

Title

Conservative conference - Thatcher keynote speech

Genre

Speech; News bulletin; Advertisement; Special

TX Date

Oct 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:57:48

Description

Live coverage of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s keynote speech at the end of the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool and following the resignation of Party Chairman Cecil Parkinson over his affair with Sara Keays. On Cecil Parkinson; the party’s record; policies on the economy, National Health Service, unemployment and defence, including nuclear weapons and arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union. With introduction and commentary by political correspondent Peter Murphy. Programme also includes advertisements; news bulletin; weekly look at the local newspapers with readings of news stories. Female presenter and readers not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Murphy

Keywords

Politics; Health services; Conservative Party; Political conferences; USSR; Unemployment; NHS; Political parties; Conferences; Economic policy; Health policy; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; Nuclear disarmament; Defence policy; Cecil Parkinson; National economy; Blackpool; Cabinet ministers; Resignation (political); Extra-marital sex; Political scandals; East West relations; Sara Keays

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