Queen’s Speech debate on economy

Title

Queen’s Speech debate on economy

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:11

Description

Report on a Parliamentary debate on economic proposals in the Queen’s Speech. Excerpts of the debate include Roy Hattersley, Shadow Chancellor, attacking the Government; Chancellor Nigel Lawson defending the Government and its statistics; Edward Heath also attacking his (Conservative) Party’s policies. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Edward Heath; Roy Hattersley; Nigel Lawson

Keywords

Iran; Margaret Thatcher; Economics; Terrorism; Conservative Party; Queen’s speech; Poverty; Government policy; Financial statistics

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