Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Speech

TX Date

1 Nov 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:20:25

Description

The first session of Parliament since the General Election has finished, resulting in legislation and controversy. Decision Makers looks back and asks 3 politicians their opinions on the session and success or otherwise for the political parties: Labour’s Peter Shore; Tory Geoffrey Rippon; Roy Jenkins for Liberal-SDP Alliance. Also speaking: Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe; former PM Edward Heath; Queen Elizabeth II; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Denis Healey, Labour MP; Chancellor Nigel Lawson. Presenter Peter Murphy. Engineer Heather Branwell.

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe; Margaret Thatcher; Edward Heath; Peter Shore; Peter Murphy; Queen Elizabeth II; Denis Healey; Roy Jenkins; Heather Branwell; Nigel Lawson; Geoffrey Rippon

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Legislation; Government; Labour Party; Parliament; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Political parties; Party politics; SDP-Liberal Alliance

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