Halifax and Leeds building societies to merge

Title

Halifax and Leeds building societies to merge

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

25 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:59

Description

Martin Sims reports on a planned merger of the Halifax and Leeds Permanent building societies, to be voted on by shareholders and investors next spring. Members may receive a shares bonanza but there are fears over closure of branches with job losses, and less competition in the market. Includes interviews with acting Leeds Chief Executive, Roger Boyes; Heather Tilston, BIFU union, representing workers; Alistair Darling, Labour Party City spokesman.

Contributors

Martin Sims; Alistair Darling; Roger Boyes; Heather Tilston

Keywords

Trade unions; Economic competition; Unemployment; Building societies; Banks; Mergers; BIFU; Share trading; Halifax; Leeds Permanent

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