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Chancellor Denis Healey on plans for 1977 (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey on his confidence and hopes for a strong 1977. Healey discusses interest rates, inflation, trade unions, exports and other economic factors.
Interest rates (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male speaker on interest rates. It looks at the investment rate and mortgage rates and decisions to change and looks at the long term plans for the rates. Speakers unidentified.
Labour MP responds to 1978 Budget (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an identified male Labour politician (poss. Doug Hoyle) on Denis Healey’s 1978 Budget (11/04/78). On the whole, he is happy that the Budget gives help where it is most needed; his only...
British Gas prices remain the same (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir Denis Rooke, British Gas Chairman, defends the announcement that there will not be a reduction in gas bills despite British Gas’s 180 millon pound profit, citing interest rates and inflation as the...
Michael Heseltine on high mortgage rates (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP Michael Heseltine on the raising of mortgage rates that he says the Labour Government has allowed to get out of control. Male interviewer not identified.
John Biffen on economic policy (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Tom Maddocks reports on a speech by John Biffen (with excerpts) on the government sticking by its counter-inflation policies which will mean higher interest rates and on the abolition of exchange controls.
Interest rates (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on the impact of a relaxation of exchange controls upon interest rates which will remain high unitl next year and the position of the building societies. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Hayes on Sunday (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion; Talk show
Brian Hayes revisits the week’s show and interviews/discussions with guests: Richard Wainwright, Liberal MP on the rise in the cost of borrowing. Patrick Sewell on British spy Anthony Blunt. In Tehran...
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
City Week, presented by IRN financial editor Douglas Moffitt, looks back at financial news of the week. Covers cuts in grants to local authorites; status of secretaries; CBI industrial trends survey;...
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Consumer advice; Discussion; Interview
City Week: the week’s news as seen through the eyes of IRN’s Financial Unit. Introduced by Tom Maddocks with contribution from Douglas Moffitt. Topics: high value of Sterling and its implications for...