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22 results found for '"SLD"' in Keywords.
David Owen on SLD launch (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Emma Udwin interviews SDP leader, Dr David Owen, following the launch of the Social and Liberal Democratic Party, after the merger of the Liberal Party and the SDP. David Owen is choosing to lead a breakaway...
David Owen on SDP re-launch (1988)
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- Interview
Richard Bestic interviews Dr David Owen, after the re-launch of the SDP. Follows the merger of the Liberal Party and the old SDP to form the Social and Liberal Democratic Party. Broadcast on LBC AM programme.
UK local elections-party reaction (1988)
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- Interview; News report
Emma Udwin reports on the results of the UK local elections (05/05/88). Includes interviews with Larry Whitty, Labour Party; Nicholas Ridley, Conservative Party; David Steel, SLD; John Cartwright, SDP.
UK local elections-Kinnock reaction (1988)
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- Interview
Kevin Murphy interviews Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock, at a Westminster news conference, about the results of the UK local elections (05/05/88). He says they were a brilliant result for Labour.
Kensington by-election (1988)
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- News report; Speech; Election coverage
Report on results of the Kensington by-election, won by Conservative, Dudley Fishburn, with a much reduced majority. Includes results being announced and speeches by candidates: Dudley Fishburn; Ann Holmes;...
David Steel on Paddy Ashdown - SLD party conference (1988)
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- Interview
Following Paddy Ashdown’s speech at the SLD party conference, former SLD leader David Steel gives a positive assessment of his successor’s performance, despite having voted for Alan Beith. Interview by...
SLD Conference - Paddy Ashdown speech (1988)
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- News report; Speech
With his first major speech as leader of the SLD, Paddy Ashdown closes his party conference in Blackpool. He tells the delegates that he envisages that the SLD will overtake Labour, outlines his vision for...
Social and Liberal Democratic Party launch (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Richard Bestic reports on the launch of the Social and Liberal Democratic Party, following the merger of the Liberal Party and the SDP. Also comments on the decision of Dr David Owen to continue with a...
SDP Conference - David Owen speech (1989)
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- News report; Speech
Paul Rowley reports from the SDP Conference in Scarborough, where leader Dr David Owen has made a fresh appeal to Paddy Ashdown’s Social and Liberal Democrats for an electoral pact - even though he admits...
Paddy Ashdown on conference speech (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Spencer interviews Social and Liberal Democrats leader, Paddy Ashdown, following his speech at the conclusion of the party’s conference in Brighton. His upbeat message was that the party has now come...