Tenth anniversary of the EEC

Title

Tenth anniversary of the EEC

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Speech; Special

TX Date

1 Jan 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:27:42

Description

LBC special documentary about the EEC on its tenth anniversary with views for and against British membership. Speaking are: Edward Heath, the British Prime Minister who signed to join the EEC (archive clip); Labour MEP, Alf Lomas; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Britain’s senior EEC commissioner, Christopher Tugendhat; Conservative MEP, Christopher Jackson; leader of Labour’s MEPs, Barbara Castle; EEC commissioner Ivor Richard. Male presenter not identified. Plays out to music.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Edward Heath; Christopher Tugendhat; Barbara Castle; Alf Lomas; Ivor Richard; Christopher Jackson

Keywords

Treaties; Politics; Inflation; Social security; Agriculture; EEC; Farming; UK; Agricultural policy; Unemployment; International relations; Car industry; Common markets; Common Agricultural Policy; Free trade; Economic systems; Interest rates; Economic recession; Europe; International trade; European cooperation; International cooperation; Food; Food prices; Food industry; International economic relations; Anniversaries; Counter-inflation policy; Social welfare; Treaty of Rome (1957); Business cycles; regional cooperation; Political institutions; Budget contributions; Economic theory; Free trade areas

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