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419 results found for '"Local government"' in Keywords.
Denis Healey on local government spending (1975)
- Genre
- Speech
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey discusses public expenditure at the level of local government. An element will permit the Government to impose selective sanctions against individual local...
Desmond Plummer on leaving GLC (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir Desmond Plummer, leader of the Greater London Council, has stepped down from his position to concentrate on other pastimes and projects. He describes his career in the capital, and the running of the GLC.
Brian Hayes show (1977)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in; Talk show
Brian Hayes interviews Peter Shore, Environment Secretary, on his paper proposing the issues of housing should be shifted from central government to local government; devolution of housing; unsatisfactory...
Hayes at the weekend (1977)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview
Hayes at the Weekend. Brian Hayes is joined first by Paul Foot, journalist, and Robert Moss of the National Association of Freedom, who describe their opposing views on trade union closed shops. Ian...
Rate increases cause anger (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Jack Smart, Chairman of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities, discusses the ratings grant, in which areas will receive a new ratings increase. He says that local government will work out the figures....
Peter Shore on rates for 1978 (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Secretary of State for the Environment, Peter Shore, describes the rate increases for local government, for next year. Any rate increases will not mean a reduction in services, he says, and the grant may...
Ashley Bramall on ILEA (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir Ashley Bramall defends the size and standards of the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA). Interviewer not identified (poss. John Perkins).
Hounslow Council on housing for victims of domestic abuse (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Alf King of Hounslow Council, on the hard line being taken against feminist Erin Pizzey. Abused women are having trouble finding accommodation, and Pizzey has attracted battered wives from across the country...
Pizzey applies for planning permission (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Feminist Erin Pizzey has appealed to Hounslow Council to grant her planning permission for a house which can house many abused wives and children without breaking the law. She claims it is up to the council...
Conservative conference - Heseltine speech (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by environment spokesman Michael Heseltine, at the 1977 Conservative Party conference.