Community charge legislation
- Title
- Community charge legislation
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1987
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- Duration
- 00:02:25
- Description
- Report on the introduction of the community charge or poll tax. Local Government MP Michael Howard, speaking in its defence, as the minister responsible for guiding the legislation through Parliament. Also Environment Secretary Nicholas Ridley, following his meeting with concerned backbench Conservative MPs, on possibly phasing the plan in over a longer period. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Nicholas Ridley; Michael Howard
- Keywords
- Politics; Legislation; Local government; Conservative Party; Community charge; Local taxation
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LBC/IRN, "Community charge legislation". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0009500168007 (Accessed 11 Jul 2025)