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Conservative conference - Day 2 (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the second day of the Conservative Party conference. Includes speeches from Secretary of State for Health and Social Services, Norman Fowler on the NHS; Junior Health Minister Edwina Currie on the...
Conservative conference - tax and education (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a Conservative Party conference debate focusing on tax reforms for low income families, housing, keeping children in education, training for young persons and unemployment schemes. Includes...
Conservative conference - Douglas Hurd on crime and punishment (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the third day of the Conservative Party conference, recapping on speeches by Home Secretary Douglas Hurd on evidence in child abuse cases, discipline, capital punishment and confiscation of...
Conservative conference - Nigel Lawson on economy (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Conservative Party conference speeches by Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson on tax, inflation, privatisation, unemployment and criticism of Labour Party policy, and by Secretary of State for...
Conservative conference third day (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the third day of the Conservative Party conference. Includes speeches by Secretary of State for Employment, Lord Young, on the long-term unemployed, work experience and training for young persons,...
Conservative conference last day (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the last day of the Conservative Party conference. Focuses on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech on defence policy and her criticism of Labour policy on defence, the police, the judiciary...
Funeral of PC Philip Olds (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Music
Report on the funeral of Queen’s Gallantry Medal recipient PC Philip Olds, who had struggled unsuccessfully to walk again after being shot whilst on duty. Includes speech by the Reverend John Spinks, and...
Mike Bennett on accusations of racism (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Annual General Meeting of the Metropolitan Police Federation. Includes speech by Mike Bennett who says that claims by politicians that the Force is racist are damaging its relations with the...
Ronald Reagan meets with Gorbachev (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on US President Ronald Reagan’s departure for Air Force One which will take him to Reykjavik in Iceland to meet with General Secretary of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev....
USA-USSR summit ends in failure (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Dave Loyn reports on talks between US President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev following the failed end to the mini-summit. Includes speech by Gorbachev via an...