Girobank: The 40th Anniversary of the People’s Bank

Synopsis

Tony Benn speaks about his role, as Postmaster General, in founding the National Girobank, which extended banking services to people on low incomes and revolutionised the transfer of money in Great Britain. [62 minutes]

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2008

Subjects

Social Studies; Economics; Politics & government

Keywords

banking; social history; working classes; National Giro Bank

Online availability

URI

http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/page/podcast

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Credits

Contributor

Tony Benn

Distributor

Name

British Postal Museum and Archive

Email

info@postalheritage.org.uk

Web

http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/page/podcast External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7239 2570

Fax

020 7239 2576

Address

Freeling House
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London
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