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Reason and Politics (1979-02-12)
About this film
Sir Keith had served as Secretary of State for Social Services in the Heath government and had been regarded as a Tory "wet," but since then he had blossomed as a conservative theorist, particularly on social issues. He and his host range over questions of taxation, illegitimacy, class warfare, nationalized health care, and more, at a level of concreteness that always brings us along with them. KJ: "I was in charge of the health service for four years, and I think this is still the best country in the world in which to have a serious accident or a serious illness. If you want to have a serious accident--" WFB: "Schedule it here." KJ: "Schedule it here. But if you want to have a relatively minor one or a long one or a handicap or a disadvantage like arthritis or rheumatism or deafness--not in Britain."
Directors & creators
Southern Educational Communications Association
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, William F. Buckley Jr., Keith Joseph, Edward Heath, Firing Line, Conservative Party (UK), United Kingdom, National Health Service, Taxation, Illegitimacy, Class warfare, Social policy, Health care reform, British politics
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