Crown agents affair - Dennis Skinner comments

Title

Crown agents affair - Dennis Skinner comments

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Dec 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:04:32

Description

Interview with Labour MP Dennis Skinner where he calls for a public inquiry not more secret committees following the publication of the Fay report into the Crown Agents affair, after the development and funding body was accused of losing millions of pounds of public money from 1967-74 due to incompetence and corruption. Claims there has been a cover-up. Male interviewer not identified, poss. Mike Carlton.

Contributors

Dennis Skinner; Mike Carlton?

Keywords

Politics; Money; Reports; Right to information; Public finance; Civil servants; Corruption; Investment; Bank of England; Committees; Public inquiries; Political scandals; Fay Report; Crown Agents

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