LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

TUC rally and Commons debate following latest unemployment rise

Genre

News report; Interview; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

18 Feb 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:50

Description

David Kermode Drivetime report on the latest rise in the unemployment figures to more than three million, with coverage of the TUC demonstration outside Parliament and of Question Time in the House of Commons. Includes TUC General Secretary, Norman Willis and President, Alan Tuffin calling for talks and Government action. Labour leader John Smith accusing Prime Minister John Major of not caring for the unemployed. Major on the schemes which have been put in place to assist them. With Employment Secretary, Gillian Shephard defending Government strategy and Labour MP, Malcolm Wicks arguing that the number of unemployed in London is damaging the capital’s economy.

Contributors

Alan Tuffin; John Major; John Smith; Norman Willis; David Kermode; Gillian Shephard; Malcolm Wicks

Keywords

London; Trade unions; TUC; Unemployment; Demonstrations; Unemployment statistics

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