Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Speech; Trailer

TX Date

13 Feb 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:24:04

Description

Decision Makers. Education vouchers, presented by Judith Dawson. As a pilot study is underway to test education vouchers, the programme looks at the arguments for and against this controversial idea. Speech at the Conservative Party conference by Sir Keith Joseph, Education Secretary. Interviews with Neil Kinnock, Labour MP; John Fairhall, education editor of The Guardian; John Barnes, former chairman of and Bill McNeil currently of Kent Educational Authority; Alan Evans, head of the NUT; pressure group FEVER chairman Marjorie(?) Feldon; Michael McCrum, master of Corpus Christi College and former headmaster of Eton. Engineer: Heather Branwell; Researcher: Janice Sutherland. Trailer for this programme follows.

Contributors

Keith Joseph; Neil Kinnock; Judith Dawson; Heather Branwell; Alan Evans; Janice Sutherland; John Fairhall; John Barnes; Bill McNeil; Michael McCrum; Marjorie(?) Feldon

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Education; Kent; NUT; Educational policy; Schools; Access to education; Educational opportunities; Educational systems; Local educational bodies

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