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SDP conference - split over defence policy (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Social Democratic defence debate, held on the Sunday of the party conference in Harrogate. Includes excerpt of a speech by Merton MP Bruce Douglas-Mann, who disagrees with Dr David Owen’s...
SDP conference - disagreement over nuclear energy policy (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Social Democratic Party conference delegates’ support for nuclear energy, in opposition to their Liberal Party allies who would like nuclear power to be phased out. Includes excerpts of...
Shirley Williams on SDP plans to tackle poverty (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Social Democratic Party’s plans to tackle poverty. Includes excerpts of a speech by party president Shirley Williams at the SDP Conference in Harrogate. Male reporter not identified.
SDP Conference - Nuclear power and proportional representation (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the morning of the final day of the SDP Conference in Harrogate. Includes excerpts of speeches by Tom Burke, who talks about nuclear power; Fred Hughes and Kay Kirkham, who discuss proportional...
SDP conference - David Owen urges early election (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the final day of the SDP conference in Harrogate, where party leader Dr David Owen urges Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to call an early election. Includes excerpts of Owen’s speech. Male...
SDP Conference - David Owen on coalition (1986)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Social Democratic Party leader Dr David Owen at the party conference in Harrogate. Owen says the SDP-Liberal Alliance would discuss a coalition with the Conservatives or Labour.
SDP Conference - David Owen on nuclear weapons debate (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on an evening meeting hosted by Social Democratic Party leader Dr David Owen during the party conference in Harrogate, about the Polaris nuclear weapons debate between the SDP and Liberal Parties. The...
SDP Conference - Shirley Williams on inequality (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the final day of the Social Democratic Party Conference in Harrogate. Includes excerpts of a speech by party president Shirley Williams, who talks about inequality and proposals to help people into...
Conservative conference opening day (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the opening day of the Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth. Includes speech from Conservative Party Chairman Norman Tebbit ridiculing Liberal Party leader David Steel’s stance on...
John Patten at Conservative conference (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the opening day of the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth. Includes excerpt from speech by Housing Minister John Patten on rented housing reforms, and his comment on the presence of...