Launch of Southwark SDP branch
- Title
- Launch of Southwark SDP branch
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Special
- TX Date
- 24 Sep 1981
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:03:03
- Description
- Report on the launch of the Southwark branch of the new political party, the SDP, at Dulwich public swimming baths. Co-founder of the party Roy Jenkins makes a speech supporting grass roots politics and comments on nuclear weapons policy. He is heckled. Male reporter not identified. Interference on speech audio.
- Contributors
- Roy Jenkins
- Keywords
- Politics; London; USSR; Political parties; Political allegiance; Nuclear weapons; Southwark; Defence policy; Missiles; SDP; National defence; East West relations; Dulwich
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