Correspondence, mainly concerning requests for Party representatives to appear in television and radio programmes, and complaints of left-wing bias in broadcasts, Jan 1985-Jan 1986

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Correspondents include:-

Anderson, Bruce, London Weekend Television
Dobbs, Michael, Chief-of-Staff, Conservative Central Office
Douglas, Margaret, BBC
Fittall, William R, Private Secretary to Home Secretary Leon Brittan
Frier, Beth, Press Office, 10 Downing Street
Garner, Sir Anthony, Director of Organisation, Conservative Central Office
Glencross, David, Director of Television, Independent Broadcasting Authority
Gummer, John Selwyn, Party Chairman (1983-1985)
Howard, Michael, Private Secretary to Party Chairman Norman Tebbit
Jardine, Quintin, Conservative Central Office
Maclean, Murdo, Private Secretary to the Chief Whip John Wakeham
Madden, Paul, Private Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry
Mennell, Alexandra, Chairman's Office, Conservative Central Office
Miller, Hal, Vice-Chairman
Milne, Alasdair, Director-General, BBC
Nelder, Robin, Secretary, National Union
Norris, Paul, Editor of 'This Week, Next Week', BBC
Orr-Ewing, Lord Ian, Conservative Peer, House of Lords
Roberts, Tony, Senior Producer, BBC Education
Thomas, Harvey, Director of Press & Communications, Conservative Central Office
Walmsley, Miss Jennie, VIth-form student, Parliament Hill/William Ellis School, Highgate
Young, Stuart, Chairman, BBC

Subjects include:-

Liberal Party concern at the choice of Conservative Party speakers for Channel 4's 'Comment' programme, Jan 1985
Political bias during the BBC's 'Letting Go' series, Apr 1985
Criticism of the BBC's 'Open Space' programme 'The Enemy within' on victimisation of miners, May 1985
Mis-representation of Clare Short MP on BBC's 'Question Time' programme, June 1985
BBC Radio 4 'Today' programme item on EC directives of benefit to the consumer, 16/09/1985
BBC Scotland's 'Open to Question' programme, Sep 1985
BBC Education Department programme 'What is wrong with politics', Sep 1985
Party Chairman Norman Tebbit's participation in the BBC programme 'This Week, Next Week', Oct 1985
Participation in the BBC Radio 4 'Tuesday Call' programme broadcast on 05/11/1985
Non-participation in the BBC TV Education Department's programme on the Conservative Party, Jan 1986

Includes:-

Department of Industry press release 'Michael Howard welcomes rediscovery of Basic Truths about roles of Market Forces – both at Home and in Europe', 19/09/1985

Dates

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