John Major’s workfare idea

Title

John Major’s workfare idea

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:27

Description

Interviews with MPs about John Major’s workfare idea where people on the Dole do community work in return for cash: shadow Social Security Secretary Donald Dewar; Employment Secretary Gillian Shephard; Lord Norman Tebbit; Liberal Democrat campaign coordinator Matthew Taylor. Also includes John Major attempting to explain his idea in the House of Commons. Male reporter not identified. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

Norman Tebbit; John Major; Donald Dewar; Gillian Shephard; Matthew Taylor

Keywords

Employment; Social policy; Employment policy; John Major; Social welfare; Voluntary work; Employment opportunities; Right to employment

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