General election - Unemployment as campaign issue

Title

General election - Unemployment as campaign issue

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:02

Description

Report on unemployment. Labour deputy leader Denis Healey has accused the Thatcher government of sourcing a misleading unemployment report in 1981. Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit discounted the accusations as election hysteria. Liberal leader David Steel comments. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher counters all allegations about unemployment in an evening speech. Michael Foot delivers a passionate speech against the job situation in the country. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; David Steel; Michael Foot

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Taxation; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Political parties; Norman Tebbit; General elections; Denis Healey

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