Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Speech

TX Date

3 Jul 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:24:42

Description

Decision Makers presented by Magnus Carter looks at possible abolition of the House of Lords after Labour Party voiced their intentions if elected to abolish it. The Conservative Party are against the proposal. With comment from and archive clips featuring Lord Byers (Frank Byers) of the Liberal peers; Jack Jones; Eric Heffer; Bonnie Angelo, London correspondent for Time Life magazines, on the similarities with the American leadership system; Alan Beattie(?); Lord Cledwyn (Cledwyn Hughes); Margaret Thatcher. Researcher: Janice Sutherland; engineer: Heather Branwell.

Contributors

Eric Heffer; Jack Jones; Heather Branwell; Janice Sutherland; Magnus Carter; Bonnie Angelo; Simon Hughes; Frank Byers; Alan Beattie(?); Cledwyn Hughes

Keywords

Politics; Legislation; Government; Labour Party; Parliament; Political systems; House of Lords; Political reform

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