Tony Benn on British industrial decline

Title

Tony Benn on British industrial decline

Genre

Interview; Discussion

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

George Gale interviews UK Industry Secretary Tony Benn discusses the decline in British manufacturing due to a lack of investment and the lack of profitability. When profits are made, they tend to be invested abroad into a competitor’s industries leaving people out of work and paying for the work of a rival company.

Contributors

Tony Benn; George Gale

Keywords

Industry; Government; Labour Party; Economics; UK; Great Britain; Employment; Profits

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