Results
302 results found for all records.
General election - Thatcher launches her campaign bus (1987)
- Genre
- Election coverage; News report; Press conference
Reporters follow Margaret Thatcher to the London Docklands, for the launch of her electoral campaign bus. Male reporter not identified.
Truro by-election (1987)
- Genre
- Speech; Election coverage
Four clips of the Truro by-election including speeches by victorious SDP - Liberal Alliance candidate, Matthew Taylor and Conservative candidate, Nick St Aubyn; unidentified folk music and announcement of...
Denis Worrall fails to win seat in South Africa (1987)
- Genre
- Vox pop; Election coverage
Recording of the announcement of the narrow defeat of Denis Worrall, Independent Party, in the South African General Election, 1987. The seat of Helderberg was won by Chris Heunis by 39 votes. Crowds heard...
David Owen on by-election (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; Election coverage
David Owen live from the scene of a by-election, on the SDP-Liberal Alliance candidate who has a good chance of winning the seat. He also discusses the Labour Party’s election manifesto. Male reporter not...
General Election- Alliance losses (1987)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview
Liberal Party leader David Steel on the result of the General Election (11/06/87) and the deafeat of SDP-Liberal Alliance candidates Roy Jenkins, Michael Meadowcroft and Mike Hancock. Reporter not...
General Election - Dulwich results (1987)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview; News report
Report on the close result in Dulwich, London during the 1987 General Election, where there were three recounts and votes for the Green Party may have affected the outcome. Includes recording of result and...
General Election - Political backbiting (1987)
- Genre
- Election coverage; Interview; News report; Press conference
According to the pollsters, the Conservative Party were heading for a landslide victory in the General Election, but now a hung Parliament seems possible. Includes excerpt from 1983 Brian Hayes interview...
General Election - Alliance defence policy (1987)
- Genre
- Election coverage; News report; Press conference; Speech
A row over defence policy has flared up again in the run-up to the General Election, as the Alliance and the Conservatives argue over nuclear Trident. David Owen, SDP leader, wants to cut Trident and put the...
General Election - Defence policies (1987)
- Genre
- Election coverage; News report; Press conference
Report on the defence policies of the three main parties during campaigning in the 1987 General Election. The speakers include: SDP leader David Owen; George Younger, Defence Secretary; Conservative Party...
General Election - Hurd and Kaufman at odds (1987)
- Genre
- Election coverage; News report; Press conference; Speech
Home Secretary Douglas Hurd attacks Labour for their political inference in police matters; Labourâs Gerald Kaufman disputes this. Hurd says Conservative policies will result in crime figures falling....