Edwina Currie annoys pensioners

Title

Edwina Currie annoys pensioners

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

21 Sep 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:10

Description

Nicola Gibson report on a controversial speech by Health Minister, Edwina Currie, to pensioners at a meeting in Reading; annoyed old people’s pressure groups by advising pensioners to get ready for winter now by buying long johns, knitting scarves and gloves, and getting grandchildren to buy woolly caps as early Christmas presents. Includes conversation with angry pensioner.

Contributors

Edwina Currie; Nicola Gibson

Keywords

Health services; NHS; Speeches; Pensioners (older people); Edwina Currie; Winter

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