General election - Final campaigning

Title

General election - Final campaigning

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Jun 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:07

Description

Election campaign report focusing on the exchanges between the Labour Party and the Conservatives. Tax is one of the issues discussed; Roy Hattersley claims families will suffer under Nigel Lawson’s rule as Chancellor, whilst John MacGregor of the Tories claims no one would be worse off. Nigel Lawson claims there will be no need for an increase in public spending, whilst Norman Tebbitt claims new initiatives will not mean more expenditure. With comments from David Owen, and David Steel on proportional representation. Male reporter not identified (poss. Des Fahy).

Contributors

David Steel; Norman Tebbit; Roy Hattersley; David Owen; Nigel Lawson; John MacGregor; Des Fahy?

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Government; Labour Party; Taxation; Economics; Education; Conservative Party; Political parties; SDP-Liberal Alliance

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