Title

Labour reaction to latest economic figures

Genre

Interview

TX Date

12 Oct 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Interview with shadow Chancellor, John Smith, responding to optimistic Government claims about the latest economic statistics which show inflation figures falling to their lowest level for three years, at 4.1 percent, with the underlying rate also falling. Smith rejects the notion the figures show the start of an economic recovery and talks about his proposals for getting the unemployed back to work. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Smith

Keywords

Government; Labour Party; Inflation; Economics; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Interest rates; Economic recovery; Employment policy; Economic statistics

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