Title

General election - Jenkins on SDP-Lib manifesto

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:20

Description

SDP leader Roy Jenkins claims that the Conservative Party is responsible for the biggest increase in unemployment in Britain’s economic history. Labour deputy leader Denis Healey says it is important to correct the damage caused by Conservative policies since 1979. SDP leader Shirley Williams says Labour’s policies are mind bogglingly cracked. In an ITN interview, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher describes the same policies as the most extreme ever. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy or Spencer).

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Roy Jenkins; Michael Foot; ITN

Keywords

Politics; Government; Labour Party; Taxation; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Political manifestos; Political parties; Shirley Williams; Economic policy; Investment; Economic systems; Nuclear weapons; Europe; SDP-Liberal Alliance; General elections; Denis Healey

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