Electricity privatisation

Title

Electricity privatisation

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

26 Feb 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:05

Description

Gareth Furby reports on the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) announced by Cecil Parkinson and what this means for the customer including issues around nuclear power. With interviews from John Wilson chairman of the London Electricity Board; John Edmonds, Boilermakers Union; Friends of the Earth spokesman Stuart Boyle.

Contributors

John Wilson; John Edmonds; Gareth Furby; Stuart Boyle

Keywords

Politics; Prices; Energy resources; Nuclear energy; Privatization; Electricity; Nuclear power stations; Electricity supply; Consumers; Cecil Parkinson; Power stations; Nuclear power; Friends of the Earth; CEGB; London Electricity Board; Boilermakers Union

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