General Election - Chris Smith on economic statistics

Title

General Election - Chris Smith on economic statistics

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Mar 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

Brian Widlake interviews Labour Treasury spokesman, Chris Smith, prior to the 1992 UK General Election, following the publication of the latest economic statistics which reveal that the cost of living has stayed the same at four point one percent. Smith disputes Chancellor Norman Lamont’s claim that the figures are good news.

Contributors

Chris Smith; Brian Widlake

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Inflation; Cost of living; Economics; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Political parties; General elections; Financial statistics; Economic statistics

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