LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Green pound devaluation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Jan 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:42

Description

Interview with Agriculture Minister John Silkin on the vote in Parliament on the green pound (exchange rate used by Europe for conversion of agricultural prices to sterling) devaluation which the Government lost meaning food prices will go up. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Silkin

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Inflation; Agriculture; EEC; Farming; UK; Conservative Party; Agricultural policy; Farmers; Price policy; Europe; Prices legislation; Food prices; Food industry

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