Title

Community charge capping

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Apr 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:29

Description

Interview with Environment Secretary Chris Patten on the Labour Party and Liberal Democrat controlled councils threatening legal action over community charge (poll tax) capping and denying political bias as no Conservative Party councils are to be capped. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Chris Patten

Keywords

Politics; Local authorities; Labour Party; Fiscal policy; Councils; Party politics; Liberal Democrats; Community charge; Local taxation

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