Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Press conference; Parliamentary debate; Technical

TX Date

Mar 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:20:45

Description

Decision Makers, presented by Richard Bestic. The programme examines the problem of current high levels of unemployment in the UK. Includes press coverage of the arrival of (and interview with) a group of unemployed youths from Liverpool, at Downing Street in London. The speakers include Labour leader Neil Kinnock; Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley; Robert Kilroy-Silk, Liverpool Labour MP; Norman Tebbit, Trade and Industry Secretary; Edward Heath, former Prime Minister; Nigel Lawson, Chancellor; Tom King, Employment Secretary; John Smith, Labour trade spokesman. Engineer: Dave Dawson; additional material by Richard Dallyn. Includes producer’s (off-air) introduction and closing comments. In two parts.

Contributors

Edward Heath; Norman Tebbit; Roy Hattersley; Tom King; Neil Kinnock; Robert Kilroy-Silk; Dave Dawson; Richard Bestic; Nigel Lawson; Richard Dallyn; John Smith

Keywords

Government; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Political parties; Economic policy; Employment statistics; Parliamentary papers

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