Power sale delayed by six month

Title

Power sale delayed by six month

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Sep 1989

Year of production

1989

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:02:18

Description

Interview with shadow Energy Secretary, Tony Blair, on the announcement by Energy Secretary, John Wakeham, of the postponement of the privatisation of the electricity industry by up to six months- the new independent companies won’t be set up until the end of 03/90 rather than 01/90 as originally planned. The delay has prompted Blair to call for the privatisation to be scrapped. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tony Blair

Keywords

Privatization; Electricity; Electrical industry; John Wakeham; Power industry

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.