John Major Carlton Club speech on unemployment benefit

Title

John Major Carlton Club speech on unemployment benefit

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

4 Feb 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:28

Description

Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reporting on Prime Minister John Major’s Carlton Club speech. Includes extracts, with Major hinting that the unemployed may have to work to receive benefit. Also extracts of an interview with Labour Shadow Employment Secretary Frank Dobson, who argues that Government ministers should start earning their own keep and concentrate on tackling unemployment. Recording in mono.

Contributors

Frank Dobson; John Major; Kevin Murphy

Keywords

Social security; Unemployment; Speeches; Unemployment benefit; Carlton Club

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