Title

Paddy Ashdown on sterling crisis

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

17 Sep 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:00

Description

Des Fahy reports on a speech by Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown at the party’s conference in Harrogate, where he attacks the Government and Prime Minister John Major’s handling of the sterling crisis as Britain is forced to withdraw from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM). Includes excerpts from the speech. For Billboard programme.

Contributors

Paddy Ashdown; Des Fahy

Keywords

Economics; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Political leadership; Political parties; Conferences; Currency devaluation; Economic policy; Prime ministers; Europe; Liberal Democrats; Harrogate; Currencies; International monetary systems; Political leaders; John Major; Billboard (radio programme)

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