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General Election - Denis Healey comments rebound (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report on campaigning for the 1983 General Election, with charges of hypocrisy levelled at Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over an Argentine bank loan rebounding on Labour deputy leader Denis Healey; the...
General Election - Unemployment debate (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on campaigning for the 1983 General Election, with the opposition parties criticising the Conservative Government’s record on unemployment. Speakers include: Labour leader Michael Foot; Dr David...
General Election - Government spending (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Peter Spencer reports on a leaked Government document showing alleged cuts in welfare provision, prior to the 1983 General Election; also on opinion polls showing a fall in the Labour vote. Speakers include:...
General Election - Campaigning in North East (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on campaigning in the North East of England for the 1983 General Election. Speakers include: William (Bill) Rodgers, Social Democratic Party (SDP); Ian Wrigglesworth, SDP; John Horam,...
General Election - Government spending (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Report on a leaked Government document showing alleged cuts in welfare provision, prior to the 1983 General Election; also examines opinion polls showing a fall in the Labour vote. Speakers include: Labour...
General Election - Opinion polls show Conservative lead (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report on the results of the latest opinion polls prior to the 1983 General Election, which indicate a clear lead for the Conservative Party and a fall in the Labour vote due to a rise in popularity for the...
General Election - Final campaigning (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on the final campaigning by the main parties in the 1983 General Election, with opinion polls showing a clear lead for the Conservatives. Speakers include: Billy Connolly, comedian;...
General Election - International coverage (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on international coverage of the General Election campaign in the UK, including reports by Harold Abrahams following recent elections in Australia; Patrick Watts in the Falkland Islands; Nick Peters...
General Election - Fringe coverage (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the campaigns by the fringe parties in the 1983 UK General Election and their allocation of media and broadcast coverage. Speakers include: Jonathon Porritt, Ecology Party; Gerry Pocock, Communist...
General Election - Denis Healey controversy (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Peter Spencer reports on a pre-General Election controversy over remarks made by Labour deputy leader Denis Healey suggesting that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is glorying in slaughter following...