Tam Dalyell on Cecil Parkinson
- Title
- Tam Dalyell on Cecil Parkinson
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Jan 1986
- Year of production
- 1986
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- Duration
- 00:02:45
- Description
- Labour MP, Tam Dalyell believes that Conservative MP, Cecil Parkinson should be prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act for passing on highly sensitive information about recent War Cabinet discussions, as recorded in a book by Sara Keays. Dalyell compares the case with that of Clive Ponting and himself - Ponting was arraigned before the Old Bailey for passing Dalyell old, unclassified information. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Tam Dalyell
- Keywords
- Books; Authors; Government; War; Right to information; State security; Cecil Parkinson; Clive Ponting; Tam Dalyell; Cabinet ministers; Official Secrets Act; A Question of Judgement; Sara Keays
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LBC/IRN, "Tam Dalyell on Cecil Parkinson". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0000200025014 (Accessed 10 May 2025)