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No Basic More Spivs - Sir Miles Thomas

Date released

23 Oct 1947

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1737

NoS ID

040772

Story no

3 / 5

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Sir Miles Thomas, Vice-Chairman of the Nuffield Organization speaks to motorists at mass protest in Coventry against abolition of basic petrol.

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Britain’s Basic Bank Holiday

Date released

25 Apr 1957

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

2794

NoS ID

157243

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 commentary sheet

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More Cuts, More to Come

Date released

1 Sep 1947

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1722

NoS ID

040695

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Britain’s economic plight results in further food cuts, a ban on holidays abroad, and the abolition of basic petrol.

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Motorists Protest Basic Cut

Date released

27 Oct 1947

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1738

NoS ID

040779

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Nearly seven hundred protesting motorists rally in Hyde Park to hear Sir Miles Thomas uphold their claim, and Paramount’s cameraman obtains bystanders’ opinions on the proposed cut. Deputation interviews...

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