Gillian Shepherd on jobless figures

Title

Gillian Shepherd on jobless figures

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Apr 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:18

Description

James Bays interviews the new Employment Secretary, Gillian Shephard, about the latest unemployment figures which show a dramatic slow-down in the number of people who are out of work. The official number is now put at just over two million, six hundred and fifty thousand. Shephard says it shows a glimmer of hope.

Contributors

Gillian Shephard; James Bays

Keywords

Government; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Cabinet ministers; Employment statistics

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