Brian Hayes show

Title

Brian Hayes show

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in; Advertisement

TX Date

May 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:44:50

Description

Brian Hayes on cutting public expenditure. Interview with Leslie Chapman, former top civil servant and Regional Director of the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works, now author of a book, Your Disobedient Servant, which sets out how he reduced costs and labour. Covering consultations with the trades unions, support from the minister Lord Winterbottom, discussion of possible job losses if Chapman’s methods were adopted across the country, the failures of ministers to get government departments to implement maintenance surveys, the power and role of civil servants, and Chapman’s personal recommendations for making Parliamentary control over expenditure more effective. Includes phone-ins, advertisements and news breaks.

Contributors

Brian Hayes; Leslie Chapman

Keywords

Books; Authors; Cost reduction; Civil service; Civil servants; Public expenditure; Your Disobedient Servant; Leslie Chapman

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