Are these, as Burke believed, ' The common disposition of the greatest part of mankind,' or is the future of the British people really in the balance? Asa Briggs explores the situation in a series of five broadcasts.
I-The Continual Crisis
Speakers:
Asa Briggs
Professor of Modern History in the University of Leeds
Malcolm Muggeridge
Editor of Punch
Donald Tyerman
Editor of The Economist
Professor Briggs argues that exhortation has failed as a means of solving our economic difficulties, which are much more deep-seated than is usually admitted. They can only be mastered by greatly increasing output or reducing our commitments.