Labour conference - Wage policy rift

Title

Labour conference - Wage policy rift

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:05:00

Description

Unidentified Labour Party member (poss. William Rodgers) on party leader and Prime Minister James Callaghan’s wage policy and need for negotiation with the trade unions who have rejected the policy leading to its overall rejection at the Labour Party conference vote in Blackpool. Also comments on implications for the economy, economic policy and the Labour Party. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Vivian White).

Contributors

Vivian White?; William Rodgers?

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour Party; Inflation; Wage policy; TUC; Taxation; Political conferences; James Callaghan; Unemployment; Political parties; Conferences; Economic policy; Blackpool

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