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Network

Title
Network
Genre
Interview; Documentary
TX Date
19 Jun 1982
Year of production
1982
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Duration
00:54:30
Description
Network, from Radio Forth, Edinburgh. A Minister at Work, presented by Margo MacDonald, focusing on Scottish Office minister Malcolm Rifkind, looking at whether there are conflicts between a minister’s duty to his government and an MP’s duty to his constituents. With comment from Donald Dewar, Labour MP; Gordon Wilson, SNP minister; Barry Henderson, Conservative MP. Then looks at how Rifkind’s reputation is viewed by the media, including his press conferences- interview with Bob Ross, journalist. Follows Rifkind for a weekend during which he visits tenants who are complaining about the council, includes interview Rifkind about his home life and how his work affects it, what he thinks about politics on television, his personal political philosophies and whether he ever considered joining any party other than the Conservative Party; a constituent and a local activist, Mary Quinn, talk about Rifkind.
Contributors
Malcolm Rifkind; Barry Henderson; Donald Dewar; Gordon Wilson; Bob Ross; Mary Quinn; Radio Forth; Margo MacDonald
Keywords
Politics; Conservative Party; Scotland; Television; Council housing; Members of Parliament; Mass media; Politicians; Cabinet ministers; Malcolm Rifkind

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