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The Alternative Prime Minister

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   Joined by representatives of the press, David Dimbleby chairs a
   discussion in which Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher outlines the
   policies she hopes will win her party the next election. She expresses
   her belief that trade unionism is a 'minority interest' and voices
   support for those individuals who have 'run the gauntlet' to cross
   picket lines. She also stresses the need to preserve the freedom of the
   individual and the generation of wealth through freer enterprise and
   less taxation.
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Release date:

   11 July 1977

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   50 minutes

Last on

   Mon 11 Jul 1977 20:10
   BBC One

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Did You Know?

   A general election seemed likely in 1977, since the Labour government
   had lost its overall majority in Parliament. However, Labour made a
   'Lib-Lab Pact', in which Liberal Party MPs agreed to vote with the
   government. A general election was called after the government lost a
   'no-confidence' vote two years later.

Credits

      Role        Contributor
   Presenter   David Dimbleby
   Participant Mary Goldring
   Participant Peter Jenkins
   Participant Anthony Shrimsley
   Participant Margaret Thatcher
   Editor      Peter Pagnamenta

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