Minister criticises unemployment policy

Title

Minister criticises unemployment policy

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

21 Nov 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Richard Dallyn reports on a speech at an inaugural Harold Macmillan lecture by Energy Secretary Peter Walker, with excerpts, in which he focuses on the high levels of unemployment, and criticises the Thatcher Government for their lack of control of the situation with reference to former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s policies.

Contributors

Peter Walker; Richard Dallyn

Keywords

Politics; Government; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Economic policy; Prime ministers; Employment policy; Harold Macmillan

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