UK near state of emergency
- Title
- UK near state of emergency
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 8 Jan 1979
- Year of production
- 1979
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- Duration
- 00:04:11
- Description
- Interview with Sir Geoffrey Howe, shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, where he claims the country is close to being faced with a state of emergency as industrial strikes continue. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Vivian White?).
- Contributors
- Geoffrey Howe; Vivian White?
- Keywords
- Politics; Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Wage policy; Economics
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LBC/IRN, "UK near state of emergency". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0000600029004 (Accessed 13 Jul 2026)