Conservative conference-Nigel Lawson speech
- Title
- Conservative conference-Nigel Lawson speech
- Genre
- Speech
- TX Date
- 12 Oct 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:03:02
- Description
- Speech by Chancellor Nigel Lawson, at the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool, where he suggested there is no alternative to the Government’s economic strategy of high interest rates. He ruled out credit controls as a way of reducing consumer spending and also rejected the devaluation of sterling. In three parts.
- Contributors
- Nigel Lawson
- Keywords
- Economics; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; Economic policy; Interest rates; Blackpool; Currencies
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