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My millennium

Title
My millennium
Genre
Interview; Discussion
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1996
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Duration
00:44:42
Description
My Millennium talks to leading men and women about their vision and aspirations for the new millennium. In this edition Ed Boyle interviews former UK Prime Minister and ex-Conservative leader Edward Heath. He is rather pessimistic about the future. Talks about USSR disappearing as a superpower, end of the British Empire and growth in strength of other nations; European Union; role of the monarchy; how to improve public faith in politicians; decline in moral values and whether politicians should get involved; the press and its intrusion into privacy; future of the environment and balancing it against needs of the economy and people; rapid technological development. He believes people will not necessarily be happier.
Contributors
Edward Heath; Ed Boyle
Keywords
Politics; Future society; Press; UK; Conservative Party; Technological change; Political parties; Edward Heath; Mass media; Prime ministers; Monarchy; Royal family; Environment; Europe; Future developments; Politicians; Moral values; Currencies; British Empire; Forecasting; Right to privacy; EU

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