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Nigel Lawson economic policy statement

Title
Nigel Lawson economic policy statement
Genre
News report; Speech
TX Date
Oct 1984
Year of production
1984
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Duration
00:04:16
Description
Report on the worries about the economic state of Britain and currency devaluation and Chancellor Nigel Lawson’s statement to City financiers (with excerpts) on economic policy, unemployment and miners’ strike situation. Sound levels vary. Male reporter not identified (poss. Douglas Moffitt or Tom Maddocks).
Contributors
Nigel Lawson
Keywords
Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Economics; Conservative Party; Monetary policy; Unemployment; Currency devaluation; Exchange rates; Economic policy; Coal miners; Interest rates; Coal; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Financial markets; Strikes (events)

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