Neil Kinnock at 80

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Tomos Morgan reflects on how Neil Kinnock's relationship with Wales shaped his ideas.

As Neil Kinnock turns 80, Tomos Morgan reflects on how Kinnock's relationship with Wales shaped his ideas and defined his political narrative.

As Neil Kinnock turns 80,  Tomos Morgan looks back at the political journey of the former Labour leader, asking how Kinnock's relationship with Wales shaped his ideas and defined his political narrative.   

With recollections from former Welsh colleagues and material from the BBC archive, he traces Neil Kinnock's rise from his early political awakening in 1960s Tredegar, through the battle for devolution in Wales, to his tumultuous years at the head of the Labour party, and beyond.

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