Rosyth reaction to defence cuts

Title

Rosyth reaction to defence cuts

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

21 Jul 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:33

Description

Matt Bingham reports from the Royal Naval Base in Rosyth following the Government’s announcement of a major new round of defence cuts. Seven hundred civilian jobs are to be axed at the base. Includes interview with Jack Dromey, TGWU; Alex Salmond, SNP; Commodore Brian Perowne; Walter Strachan, union chief; John MacDougall, Fife Council.

Contributors

Jack Dromey; Alex Salmond; Matt Bingham; Brian Perowne; Walter Strachan; John MacDougall

Keywords

Budgets; Government; Armed forces; Cost reduction; Scotland; Unemployment; Defence; Finance; Navy; Rosyth; Naval bases

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