Title

Nigel Lawson economic policy statement

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Oct 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:04:16

Description

Report on the worries about the economic state of Britain and currency devaluation and Chancellor Nigel Lawson’s statement to City financiers (with excerpts) on economic policy, unemployment and miners’ strike situation. Sound levels vary. Male reporter not identified (poss. Douglas Moffitt or Tom Maddocks).

Contributors

Nigel Lawson

Keywords

Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Economics; Conservative Party; Monetary policy; Unemployment; Currency devaluation; Exchange rates; Economic policy; Coal miners; Interest rates; Coal; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Financial markets; Strikes (events)

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