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12th October 1989

Chancellor Nigel Lawson speaks at the Tory party conference to defend the 15 per cent interest rate; East German minister for ideology calls for reform of the political system.

Sir John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 20 years ago.

Chancellor Nigel Lawson speaks at the Conservative Party conference to defend the 15 per cent interest rate; East German minister for ideology calls for reform of the political system; plans for a commercial nuclear bunker near Peterborough are scrapped because the world is 'too peaceful'.

A Somethin' Else production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.

4 minutes

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