General Election - Defence policies

Title

General Election - Defence policies

Genre

News report; Press conference; Election coverage

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:51

Description

Report on the defence policies of the three main parties during campaigning in the 1987 General Election. The speakers include: SDP leader David Owen; George Younger, Defence Secretary; Conservative Party Chairman Norman Tebbit (who says he may have sent pornographic material (the book, Young, Gay and Proud) through the post); Labour’s Dr David Clark (on environmental issues). Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

David Owen; David Clark; George Younger

Keywords

Books; Politics; Pornography; Education; Political parties; Defence; Homosexuality; Schools; Nuclear disarmament; Environment; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Disarmament; Young, Gay and Proud

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