Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

22 Jan 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:24:47

Description

Decision Makers looks at the state of the Social Democratic Party. SDP leader Roy Jenkins believes they can win the next election, but problems with the alliance with the Liberal Party have shifted public support back toward the Conservative and Labour Parties. Decision Makers talks to supporters of and opposition to the SDP (include David Owen of SDP; Mike Thomas; Peter Kellner, New Statesman magazine) and finds out what problems the SDP face. Presenter Terry Dignan, engineer Colin Clements.

Contributors

Roy Jenkins; David Owen; Colin Clements; Terry Dignan; Peter Kellner; Mike Thomas

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Political parties; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; General elections; Social Democratic Party; Political coalitions

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