Nicholas Ridley’s comments on Europe cause outrage
- Title
- Nicholas Ridley’s comments on Europe cause outrage
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 13 Jul 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:03:31
- Description
- Gordon Brown, Labourâs Trade and Industry spokesman, calls for the resignation of Trade and Industry Secretary Nicholas Ridley after his offensive comments about the Germans and European economic and monetary union in the Spectator magazine. Also says his comments were not off the cuff and the cabinet is split on Eur ope. Male interviewer ? Russell.
- Contributors
- Gordon Brown; ? Russell
- Keywords
- Politics; Margaret Thatcher; EEC; Conservative Party; European union; Germany; Periodicals; Europe; International monetary systems; Germany FR; Nicholas Ridley; Spectator; Resignation (poltical)
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LBC/IRN, "Nicholas Ridley’s comments on Europe cause outrage". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0006400598016 (Accessed 04 May 2025)