Callaghan in Manchester

Title

Callaghan in Manchester

Genre

Speech; Election coverage

TX Date

11 Apr 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Prime Minister James Callaghan speaks in Manchester on his election trail, and attacks the Conservative Party and their proposals for cutbacks on public spending, which he claims would send unemployment over two million and turn the North into a wasteland.

Contributors

James Callaghan

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Government; Unemployment; Tax; Political manifestos; Manchester; Economic policy; General elections; Election campaigns

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