Labour view of Government economic policy

Title

Labour view of Government economic policy

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

Peter Allen reports on the response of the Labour Party and outgoing leader James Callaghan to the Conservative Government’s economic and employment policies with high unemployment and calls for a recall of Parliament. Includes interview excerpt on ITN with James Callaghan.

Contributors

James Callaghan; Peter Allen; ITN

Keywords

Politics; Government; Labour Party; Economics; Parliament; Conservative Party; James Callaghan; Political parties; Economic policy; Interest rates; Public expenditure; Party politics; Unemployed; Employment policy; Political leaders; Unemployment statistics

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