The Nation Fights Inflation AKA Britain Fights Inflation (1948)

London Builtup story based in Hornsey, London, on the decision to peg wages and the problems faced by the housewife to show how the nation fights inflation. CU A shopping list with woman running a pencil through the last item a hat. CU Head shot of the housewife shaking her head. MS Dressshop window. Various shots of a shoeshop window (plug for Gold Cross ), a brogue shoe priced at 59, d. CU Pile of blankets in a window with a ticket No coupons or dockets required. Various shots of a furniture shop window, with a settee priced at an easy chair priced at tea trolley at MS Dressshop window. CU Sir William Rootes (car industrialist). Speaking to camera he announces he is leaving on the Queen Elizabeth for the Americas today, with a view to furthering the British export drive. He says that the United Kingdom car industry can contribute to the country s economic recovery. (Nat. sound. 3 takes). MS Sir William chatting to an