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Edward Heath broadcast on election (1974)
- Genre
- Election Broadcast; Interview
BBC1 interview of Conservative Party leader Edward Heath on the upcoming election. The need for an election, Conservative policies, election issues including nationalisation and economic crisis and whether...
Harold Wilson on election announcement (1974)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson on the announcement of a general election date of 10/10/74. He speaks about the problems the new Labour government inherited and how to solve them, the economic...
Michael Foot campaign speech at Sidcup (1974)
- Genre
- Speech
Election campaign speech by Michael Foot, Employment Secretary in the Labour Government, in response to an address by Conservative Party leader Edward Heath in his Sidcup constituency. Covers media...
Edward Heath campaign speech at Sidcup (1974)
- Genre
- Speech
Election campaign speech by Conservative Party leader Edward Heath in his Sidcup constituency. Covers the collapse of the stock exchange; class warfare being instigated in the campaign; economic crisis;...
Dr Guttmann on collapse of Deutsche Mark in 1920s (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with economic historian Dr William Guttmann on the collapse of the Deutsche Mark in Germany during the 1920s. Guttmann was a German student at the time and he describes the ensuing chaos, and also...
Harold Wilson on inflation (1975)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson on inflation and how it is affecting the country. It covers how the Government will reduce the inflation.
Oil riches from North Sea (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with UK Industry Secretary Tony Benn on how pleased he is at the discovery and extraction of oil from the North Sea. Its contribution to the UK economy and effect on economic recession, American...
Michael Foot on world economic crisis (1975)
- Genre
- Speech
Employment Secretary, Michael Foot philosophises on the world economic crisis, suggesting new strategies that Britain must adopt in order to face it.
Recession eases, Government looks to the future (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey speaks about the British economy, and states the recession has been weathered succesfully with lower unemployment, and inflation and strikes have been cut by half....
Chancellor Denis Healey on expenditure cuts (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey discusses the cuts in public spending, describing the implications of the rise in public expenditure. He states more investment is needed in the manufacturing...