Bank of England statement and pay restraint

Title

Bank of England statement and pay restraint

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Jun 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:58

Description

Interview with an unidentified male speaker (poss. TUC chairman David Basnett) about a Bank of England statement advocating a halving of wage increases in the 1978-79 bargaining round; pay restraint; incomes policy and the trade unions; 12 month rule and the wage explosion; Trade Unions Congress (TUC) policies and action. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

David Basnett?

Keywords

Trade unions; Wages; Taxation; Incomes policy; Banks; Bank of England

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