Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:24:39

Description

Decision Makers. The past 9 months in politics, presented by Judith Dawson. Issues include unemployment, internal political disputes, new Social Democratic Party, sackings in the Cabinet, the Civil Service dispute, riots on the streets, and the Budget. We hear from MPs Bob Cryer, Neil Kinnock, Michael Foot, Denis Healey, Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler, Neville Sandelson, Michael Grylls, Cyril Townsend, Nicholas Winterton, Tony Benn, Peter Shore, Ian McArdle, John Biffen, Shirley Williams, Roy Hattersley, and also Lord Soames. MPs speaking in the Commons: John Watson, John Stokes, Anthony Kershaw, Michael Brotherton, Margaret Thatcher, Norman St John Stevas, Keith Speed, Hal Miller, Joel Barnett. Engineer: Dave Dawson.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Joel Barnett; Michael Grylls; Shirley Williams; Peter Shore; Roy Hattersley; Denis Healey; Michael Foot; Neville Sandelson; Neil Kinnock; Bob Cryer; Dave Dawson; Judith Dawson; Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler; Hal Miller; Ian McArdle; John Watson; Keith Speed; Anthony Kershaw; Cyril Townsend; Nicholas Winterton; John Biffen; Christopher Soames

Keywords

Budgets; Politics; Internal politics; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; Cost reduction; Economy; Public finance; Unemployment; Civil service; Civil servants; Political parties; Riots; National budgets; Public expenditure; Party politics; SDP; Political conflicts; Cabinet ministers; Dismissal from employment; Unemployment statistics

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