Protesting the Hall Report

Protesting the Hall Report

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Details

Location

Stormont

Year

1962

Date

Production 31/10/1962

Length

01min 07sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Workers march to Stormont on 31 October 1962, protesting against the Westminster government’s acceptance of the Hall Report. Gerry Fitt and other Labour Party members meet them outside. 

Notes

The Hall Report of 1962 rejected the Northern Ireland government’s request for pay subsidies and tax breaks designed to encourage investment into Northern Ireland.  

The Westminster government was already subsidising the Northern Ireland economy but unemployment stood at 7% and H&W and Short Bros were in decline. The report was greeted with shock in Northern Ireland and demands were made for Prime Minister Lord Brookeborough to resign. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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