House of Commons debate on unemployment

Title

House of Commons debate on unemployment

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

30 Mar 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:48

Description

House of Commons debate on the latest unemployment figures and on the possibility of riots occurring again in the UK following recommendations made in the Scarman Report into disturbances in Brixton and Toxeth in the summer of 1981. Speakers include: Labour leader Michael Foot; Home Secretary, Willie Whitelaw.

Contributors

William Whitelaw; Michael Foot

Keywords

Reports; Government; Labour Party; Crime; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Riots; Scarman Report; Unemployment statistics

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