General Election - Leaders’ wives on Europe

Title

General Election - Leaders’ wives on Europe

Genre

Interview; Discussion

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:48

Description

Jill Craigie, wife of Labour leader Michael Foot, Elspeth Howe, wife of Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe, and Jennifer Jenkins, wife of Social Democratic Party leader Roy Jenkins, on the effect of the European Common Market on food standards and prices, prior to the 1983 General Election. Female interviewer not identified (poss. Gill Pyrah).

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe; Jill Craigie; Jennifer Jenkins; Gill Pyrah?; Elspeth Howe

Keywords

Elections; Labour Party; EEC; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Political parties; Common markets; Europe; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; General elections; Political coalitions; Spouses; Food; Married women; Political leaders; Election campaigns

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