Decade (Part 5)

Title

Decade (Part 5)

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech; Special

TX Date

29 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:05:36

Description

Simon Bowden presents a special series looking back at the main news stories of the 1980s. This fifth part looks at UK politics and the dominance of Margaret Thatcher over the British political scene. Includes interview with Margaret Thatcher; speeches by Roy Jenkins, SDP; Michael Foot, Labour Party; Arthur Scargill, NUM; Michael Heseltine MP; Neil Kinnock, Labour leader; Nigel Lawson MP.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Arthur Scargill; Michael Heseltine; Michael Foot; Neil Kinnock; Nigel Lawson; Simon Bowden

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Trade unions; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Terrorism; UK; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; IRA; Political parties; Riots; Prime ministers; SDP; Falklands War (1982); Falkland Islands; Michael Foot; Political coalitions; Westland affair

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