General election - Labour manifesto published

Title

General election - Labour manifesto published

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

May 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:58

Description

Report on the publication of the Labour Party election manifesto, with its stated main aim being to reduce unemployment to less than a million in five years. Includes excerpt from ITN interview with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; speech by Labour leader Michael Foot. Male reporter not identified.

Further information

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=105315

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Roy Jenkins; Michael Foot; ITN

Keywords

Politics; Government; Labour Party; Taxation; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Political manifestos; Socialism; Political parties; Defence; Economic policy; Aneurin Bevan; Economic systems; Oil; Nuclear weapons; Europe; SDP-Liberal Alliance; General elections; North Sea

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