A Tyne Tees Television news report on a visit to an agricultural show in Northumberland by former Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home. Sir Alec is interviewed by reporter David Taylor about stepping away from politics, propaganda in the media and his thoughts on the new shadow cabinet as well as the war in Vietnam. Former Conservative leader Sir Alec Douglas-Home is escorted around an agricultural show taking place in Northumberland. Inside a marquee he shakes hands with several women...

A Tyne Tees Television news report on a visit to an agricultural show in Northumberland by former Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home. Sir Alec is interviewed by reporter David Taylor about stepping away from politics, propaganda in the media and his thoughts on the new shadow cabinet as well as the war in Vietnam. Former Conservative leader Sir Alec Douglas-Home is escorted around an agricultural show taking place in Northumberland. Inside a marquee he shakes hands with several women standing beside a set of tables. In front of each of the tables a gate with name cards on them for villages in the area including Howick, Longhoughton and Boulmer. Back outside Sir Alec speaks with reporter David Taylor about the 1964 General Election in which the Conservatives lost to Harold Wilson’s Labour party and his stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party. He talks about making a recent speech in which be believes the electorate are turning back to the Conservative. He also talks of what he sees as ‘destructive criticism’ in the media, the shadow cabinet under new Tory leader Edward Heath and about finding a resolution for the Vietnam war.