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8 results found for '"County councils"' in Keywords.
Bill to scrap GLC debated (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on the long night’s debate during the third reading of the controversial bill to scrap the elections for the GLC and county councils. Includes Commons speeches by Liberal environment spokesman Simon...
GLC bid to join Association of County Councils (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the GLC bid to join the Association of County Councils. Deputy leader of the GLC’s Conservative group Cyril Taylor comments on the reasons for the bid; also comment from Alliance leader Adrian...
Gummer on rates and council elections (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Gummer, Chairman of the Conservative Party, on party hopes for the forthcoming county council elections, criticising rates (local taxes) set by Labour councils and on rate capping and...
Kinnock after local elections (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a speech by Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock to trade unionists (with excerpts) on the good Labour result in local council elections; calls for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to call a general...
County council election results (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the outcome of recent county council elections with the Conservative Party doing badly and SDP-Liberal Alliance gaining. Includes comment from Liberal Party environment spokesman Simon Hughes;...
Commons debates poll tax (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Paul Rowley reports on a Commons debate on the poll tax (community charge) which is to be a key issue at the council elections in 2 months time, with parties blaming each other for the high charges set....
Tory local government conference (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Des Fahy reports on the Conservative local government conference in London, with the community charge being an important topic. With speeches by Environment Secretary Chris Patten; Prime Minister Margaret...
Local government structure review (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Local Government Minister Michael Portillo discusses the Government’s review of whether the two tier local authority system of district and county council should be scrapped, a Local Government Commission...