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
- 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
, Phoenix Place
London
WC1X 0DL
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