State opening of parliament

Title

State opening of parliament

Genre

News report; Speech; Special

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:53

Description

Report on the state opening of Parliament, with trumpet fanfare and Black Rod ceremony heard. Queen Elizabeth II gives her speech about legislation planned including on curbing trade union power and rate-capping, and on Government policies. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth II

Keywords

Politics; Legislation; Trade unions; Local authorities; Government; Parliamentary bills; Parliament; Unemployment; Fiscal policy; Economic policy; Economic systems; Labour law; Royal family; Public expenditure; Royalty; Ceremonies; Local taxation; Law reform

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