Clockwork Orange debate
- Title
- Clockwork Orange debate
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 13 Feb 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:02:42
- Description
- Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on a Parliamentary debate about an alleged right-wing smear campaign against British politicians in the 1970s, codenamed Clockwork Orange. The allegations were made by former army information officer Colin Wallace, who was sacked for leaking classified documents to the media. Also contains question on the Kincora Boys Home sex abuse scandal. Includes speeches by Defence Minister, Archie Hamilton; former Home Secretary, Merlyn Rees; Dale Campbell-Savours MP. Report broadcast on the Brian Widlake breakfast programme.
- Contributors
- Merlyn Rees; Archie Hamilton; Paul Rowley; Dale Campbell-Savours
- Keywords
- Northern Ireland; UK; Great Britain; State security; MI5; MI6; Colin Wallace; Clockwork Orange (plot); Brian Widlake breakfast programme
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