Commons on unemployment, Ian MacGregor, nuclear warfare

Title

Commons on unemployment, Ian MacGregor, nuclear warfare

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

3 Mar 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:23

Description

Peter Spencer reports on Parliamentary reaction to the March unemployment figures, rumoured appointment of Ian MacGregor as head of the National Coal Board (NCB), and to a BMA report on effects of nuclear warfare. Speaking are: Labour Party leader Michael Foot; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Renee Short MP.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Spencer; Michael Foot; Renee Short

Keywords

Politics; Reports; Unemployment; Employment; Coal industry; NCB; Civil defence; Nuclear warfare; Radiation effects; Unemployment statistics; Ian MacGregor

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