Tony Blair on jobless figures

Title

Tony Blair on jobless figures

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 May 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:44

Description

Paul Rowley interviews shadow Employment Secretary Tony Blair about the latest jobless figures which show unemployment at its highest level for four years, up by 43,000 to just under 2.7 million. Blair accuses the Government of complacency and says there are no indications of economic recovery. Also mentions recent riots in deprived areas.

Contributors

Paul Rowley; Tony Blair

Keywords

Government; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Employment; Economic recession; Economic recovery; Unemployment statistics

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