Presented by PETER JENKINS
Reactions from Henry Ford II to the strike in his British subsidiary reminded us how much of our industry is controlled from abroad.
How does this control operate in practice? Does the multinational corporation have freedom to transfer money and work across frontiers? Does it use its power to the advantage or detriment of the British economy?
With contributions from:
WALTER HAYES. Vice-President, Ford of Europe
SIR VAL DUNCAN, Chairman, Rio Tinto-Zinc
PETER TRIER , Director, Philips Industry
RT HON ANTHONY WEDGWOOD BENN , mp, former Minister of Technology
CHRISTOPHER TUGENDHAT , MP
CLIVE JENKINS , General Secretary, ASTMS
CHARLES LEVINSON , General Secretary, International Federation of Chemical and General Workers' Unions
Produced by RICHARD KEEN