Joined by representatives of the press, David Dimbleby chairs a discussion in which Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher outlines the policies she hopes will win her party the next election. She expresses her belief that trade unionism is a 'minority interest' and voices support for those individuals who have 'run the gauntlet' to cross picket lines. She also stresses the need to preserve the freedom of the individual and the generation of wealth through freer enterprise and less taxation.

David Dimbleby asks whether or not Britain's schoolchildren are actually experiencing the best days of their life as they attend a typical comprehensive school in London. The program shows disruptive pupils arriving at school and attending shambolic lessons with various out of control teachers.