Edward Heath on need to control inflation

Title

Edward Heath on need to control inflation

Genre

Speech

TX Date

20 Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:48

Description

Former British Prime Minister and Conservative MP, Edward Heath backs the Labour Party’s policy of strong pay controls. Health insists that the Government must be strong to keep inflation under control. He says the trade unions will always demand more than business can afford.

Contributors

Edward Heath

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Wages; Inflation; Wage policy; Economics; Economic systems; Counter-inflation policy

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