Show 317 - Rob Burley
The Political Party
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The Rise and Fall of Premiere Sack
He came from a very poor background, his mother died when he was quite young. He became aware of the fact that he wasn't really a socialist,. But he believed in equality of opportunity more than a quality of outcome because he'd done it himself. And then there was an intervention, which was London Weekend Television, who had this show called Weekend World and they decided to approach Brian Walden as their lead presenter. They begin a conversation that then takes place over the course of the next 12 years on television. It's really fascinating watching those old interviews between the most, you know, she didn't come out and say, we've got to deal with union power, and we've got
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