EYEWITNESS NEWS. THURSDAY 17/09/1987

Year: 1987
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Year: 1987
Reference: F90352
Media type: Moving image

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Current Affairs.

French PM Chirac visits New Caledonia and announces greater independence for the colony.

The number of jobs in the economy has dropped. The human cost of unemployment. An interview with the Minister. Causes of unemployment. Phil Goff (Minister of Employment); Winston Peters (Opposition Employment Spokesperson); Paul Wintringham (Shed Pres. Longburn Works); Max Abbott (Mental Health Foundation).

The latest Eyewitness/Heylen political poll

Row over the dumping of nuclear waste from Sellafield into the Irish Sea Ray Burke (Irish Energy Minister).

The scrapping of Persing I-A missiles in West Germany may seriously endanger the US' ability to stop a Soviet invasion of West Europe Gen. John Galvin (Allied Commander); Lt.Gen. Crosbie Saint (Commander, Tank Corps); Robert Komer (former Under-Sec Defence, US).

As the UN peace mission arrives back at headquarters from the Middle East, news of renewed fighting in the Gulf is received Javier Perez del Cuellar (UN Sec-Gen).

Margaret Thatcher visits derelict cities in England's North, where unemployment is high. How superficial are efforts to revamp inner cities ? Margaret Thatcher (GB PM); Eric Fletcher (Unemployed); Joe Spear (Unemployed); Tony Oakes (Unemployed.