Rate Rebates 1969

Zippy public information animation on how to keep up with the Joneses - by getting a rebate on rates.

Swift advice is doled out in this animated public information filler, complete with catchy rhymes. Our hero proclaims himself to be skint when the rent is due, so his wife suggests asking neighbour Mr Jones, who also has four cute cartoon kids. It would be difficult to forget how to get a rebate in 1969 - this typical public information short is winningly memorable. Now replaced by council tax in most of the UK, rates still apply in Northern Ireland.

This government film is a public record, preserved and presented by the BFI National Archive on behalf of The National Archives, home to more than 1,000 years of British history.