Speech By Hugh Gaitskell (1948)

Unissued / Unused material. Hugh Gaitskell speaks on the withdrawal of basic petrol rations. London. M/S Fuel Minister Hugh Gaitskell, seated at desk, full face. Various C/U’s of him speaking. He says we can’t afford to spend dollars on things that aren’t absolutely necessary and the Government has to be prepared to do things that aren’t popular to save money. Several takes of the speech. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé web