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Alan Beith on sterling crisis

Title
Alan Beith on sterling crisis
Genre
News report; Speech
TX Date
17 Sep 1992
Year of production
1992
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Duration
00:02:38
Description
Des Fahy reports on a speech by Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Alan Beith at the party’s conference in Harrogate, where he attacks the Government’s handling of the sterling crisis following Britain being forced to withdraw from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM). In his speech he accused Prime Minister John Major of incompetence and warned of a return to Thatcherism. Includes excerpts from the speech.
Contributors
Alan Beith; Des Fahy
Keywords
Economics; UK; Conservative Party; Political conferences; International relations; Political parties; Conferences; Exchange rates; Economic policy; Interest rates; Europe; Liberal Democrats; Harrogate; Currencies; International monetary systems

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