LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Brent Council cuts

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

10 Nov 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:08

Description

Report by Rodney Bennett, on the decision of Brent Council in London to press ahead with seventeen million pounds worth of cuts. The proposal followed a stormy council meeting in which the Labour group survived a motion of no confidence in the council leader, Dorman Long. Includes crowd chanting and interview with Dorman Long.

Contributors

Rodney Bennett; Dorman Long

Keywords

London; Local authorities; Local government; Labour Party; Demonstrations; Councils; Finance; England; Meetings; Brent Council

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