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Jack Jones on economic plans for 1977

Title
Jack Jones on economic plans for 1977
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1977
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Duration
00:03:49
Description
(Former?) General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, Jack Jones discusses plans to increase exports and calls for people to buy British goods and invest in British industry. Jones also responds to the news that in a recent (January) Gallop opinion poll 54% of people claimed he was more powerful than Prime Minister James Callaghan. Male interviewer not identified (surname poss. Mitchell).
Contributors
Jack Jones; ? Mitchell?
Keywords
Trade unions; TGWU; Exports; Inflation; TUC; Economics; James Callaghan; Unemployment; Political leadership; Investment; Manufacturing industry; Public opinion polls; Profits; Jack Jones; Gallup

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