City week

Title

City week

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:26:32

Description

City Week. Presented by financial editor Douglas Moffitt, looking back at the week’s financial news. The top story is the mad scramble for gold. Dick Grace of Conti Commodities explains the sudden phenomenon. The Guardian’s European editor, John Palmer, explains to Adrian Scott the problems with the Common Market budget. According to a survey, over half of people do not think they get value for money from their estate agents. A new alternative - the property shop - is opening in North London next week. Finance director of the new scheme, Harvey Lee is interviewed. Age discrimination at work is becoming a reality- David Clutterbuck, editor of the International Management magazine, explains the reasons for the rising trend. A division of the Brook Street employment agency is preparing to get small firms go recruiting on university campuses just like big firms do- Terry Ward, Managing Director of Brook Street executive resources, says it will be to the advantage of both firms and graduates. Target, the life insurance company,is to help the blind community by producing some of its promotional material in Braille- interview with Dr John Gill, head of Warwick University Research Unit for the Blind. Studio engineer Graham(?) Tyra(?).

Contributors

Adrian Scott; John Palmer; Douglas Moffitt; John Gill; David Clutterbuck; Dick Grace; Terry Ward; Harvey Lee; Graham(?) Tyra(?)

Keywords

Employment; Graduates; Property; Finance; Economic systems; Gold; Currencies; Blind; Universities; Commodities; Estates; Braille; Age discrimination

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