Platform Towards 2000

Title

Platform Towards 2000

Genre

Documentary; Special

TX Date

Oct 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:37:42

Description

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, makes his personal predictions for the future. On prophecy, objective techniques, computer analysis, also the attitudes of the individual forecaster, the public and the international community. He argues that in making predictions we should take into account human nature and assess the ethical, moral and spiritual values which people are likely to adopt in the year 2000, and trust individuals to pursue their own interests to the benefit of their fellow citizens and the state as a whole. He forecasts increasing bureaucratic involvement in the lives of individual citizens and a corresponding decrease in freedom of choice and individual responsibility; also that nationalism will lead to increasing state responsibility for cultural, sporting and economic activities. Originally broadcast on Radio Clyde (27/10/77).

Further information

Edited duplicate - see IRN_1977_00168_01_BU-B002-00446_DMD_001

Contributors

Prince Philip; Radio Clyde

Keywords

Politics; Government; Religion; Prince Philip; Monarchy; Future developments

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