Labour internet proposals controversy

Title

Labour internet proposals controversy

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Discussion

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:38

Description

Report on controversy over Labour’s plans to connect every school and household in the country to the internet, with Oftel director-general Don Cruickshank suggesting that BT should connect every house in the UK for a uniform fee. Labour have disagreed with this idea, stating there should be no monopoly. Includes interviews with Steven Scruton, telecoms analyst with Credit Lyonnais Laing; Nigel Griffiths, industry spokesman for Labour; Brian Jones, headmaster at Archbishop Tenison’s School. Male reporter not identified (poss. Paul Maurice).

Contributors

Steven Scruton; Nigel Griffiths; Paul Maurice?; Brian Jones; Don Cruickshank

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Telecommunications; British Telecom; Mergers and monopolies

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