Title

William Whitelaw on GLC abolition

Genre

Interview

TX Date

22 Sep 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:01:25

Description

Interview with Deputy Prime Minister Viscount William (Willie) Whitelaw, on the Government proposals to abolish the GLC and other elected metropolitan authorities, and on recent GLC by-elections held to oppose the bill. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

William Whitelaw

Keywords

Elections; Politics; London; Local government; Government; Labour Party; Parliamentary bills; Conservative Party; GLC; Councils; Local elections; Governance; Centralization

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