Roy Jenkins on EEC

Title

Roy Jenkins on EEC

Genre

Interview; Speech

TX Date

Jan 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:33:47

Description

Series of speeches/interviews by/with Labour MP Roy Jenkins on the European Economic Community coinciding with his role as President of the European Commission; hopes and aims as President; on need for stronger members to look after weaker economic countries; on inflation and employment; on importance of direct elections; need for growth of manufacturing industry; importance of national diversity; agricultural policy; replies to MP Dennis Skinner’s accusation that he’s a Eurofanatic. Audio level is very low on some clips.

Contributors

Roy Jenkins

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Inflation; Economics; EEC; Agricultural policy; Employment; Electoral systems; Presidents; Europe; Roy Jenkins; Manufacturing industry; Dennis Skinner

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