Benefits system changes

Title

Benefits system changes

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:04:33

Description

The biggest changes in Britain’s social security system for forty years came into force today, and were marked by protests and demonstrations across the country. Julian Rush reports; contributors are Terry Fields, Militant MP, supporting the Liverpool soup kitchen protest; Janice Turner of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux; pensioners’ leader Jack Jones; Civil Service union leader Tess Gill; Health Secretary John Moore, who refuses to be drawn on David Jenkins (Bishop of Durham)'s remark about the changes verging on the wicked.

Contributors

Jack Jones; John Moore; Julian Rush; Terry Fields; Janice Turner; Tess Gill

Keywords

Social security; Political protests; Demonstrations; Bishops; Church and State; Government reorganization; Citizens Advice Bureau; David Edward Jenkins

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