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GLC budget and rate capping (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the GLC budget meeting to set local rates following an internal battle in the Labour-run GLC over Government rate capping. Speakers are GLC deputy leader John McDonnell; Conservative finance...
Ken Livingstone’s attempt to become an MP (1985)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the campaign by GLC leader Ken Livingstone to unseat Brent East MP Reg Freeson, and take on the Brent East seat. Female reporter not identified (poss. Jo Andrews).
Lords vote to abolish GLC (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the House of Lords victory for the Government over their proposals to abolish the GLC and other elected metropolitan governing bodies. With comment from local government minister Kenneth Baker;...
Godfrey Taylor to oversee GLC abolition (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the appointment of Conservative Sir Godfrey Taylor to head the body which will dismantle the Greater London Council. With comment from GLC leader Ken Livingstone and GLC opposition leader Alan...
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...
Clearing of Jonathan Aitken in Pinder-White libel action (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the case and clearing of Conservative MP Jonathan Aitken in the malicious libel action brought in the High Court by a member of his constituency, Hazel Pinder-White, after he compared her in an...
Incompetent criminal Reginald Gook (1985)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the career of incompetent criminal Reginald Gook and his partner Reginald Day, who have today been jailed for 10 and 5 years respectively for raids on a post office and jewellers, and other...
Jail for Seven Sisters post office robber (1985)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the eight year jail sentence imposed yesterday on Alfred Thicken, one of two unarmed criminals shot by police during a post office robbery in Seven Sisters, a decision having been made not to...
Bath police raid in connection with Brinks Mat robbery (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the police raid yesterday on Battlefields manor house near Bath, in connection with the 1983 Brinks Mat gold robbery. Includes interview with John Palmer, who was stopped by police on the way to...
New British Screen Finance Consortium (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the replacement of the National Film Finance Corporation with the British Screen Finance Consortium, a joint public/private body which will be looking for a commercial return on projects. Includes...