Mansion house speech

Title

Mansion house speech

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

15 Jun 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:04:12

Description

Chief correspondent Paul Maurice on Chancellor Kenneth Clarke’s third annual Mansion House speech. Clarke said the Government’s aim was to keep inflation down, but neither the City nor the Labour Party was convinced. Uses Thatcher’s famous quote - he’s not for turning, either. Reaction from Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown, Shadow Chief Secretary Andrew Smith and Adam Cole, City analyst.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke; Andrew Smith; Paul Maurice; Gordon Brown; Adam Cole

Keywords

Budgets; Government; Inflation; Margaret Thatcher; Economy; Conservative Party; Monetary policy

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