General Election - Party leaders on tour

Title

General Election - Party leaders on tour

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:15

Description

The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, is in the East Midlands, Labour leader Neil Kinnock is in Scotland, and the two Davids have split up to cover Manchester and the Home Counties. SDP leader David Owen attacks the Conservatives over state education; Paddy Ashdown, Alliance education spokesman, believes parents will pay more. Margaret Thatcher denies that fees would be charged. Bryan Gould, Labour’s campaign chief, remains unconvinced. Frank Dobson says Edwina Curry supports a two-tier system for NHS waiting lists. Nigel Lawson says good management has resulted in a healthy economy. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Frank Dobson; David Owen; Nigel Lawson; Paddy Ashdown; Bryan Gould

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Government; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Health services; Education; Conservative Party; NHS; Political leadership; Political parties; Schools; Economic systems; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Public education; Educational fees; Edwina Currie; Secondary health care

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