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97 results found for '"City councils"' in Keywords.
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...
Demonstration for Charlie Welsh (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with George Major, Pearly King of Peckham, about the demonstration at Islington Town Hall against the imprisonment of Charlie Welsh for non-payment of rates on his city farm. He speaks of the...
Charlie Welsh release from prison (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Charlie Welsh on his release from prison following demonstrations against his arrest for non-payments of bills. He speaks of the councilâs inability to send him a bill before it was too...
Demonstration for Charlie Welsh (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the demonstrations at Islington Town Hall in support of city farmer Charlie Welsh. Male reporter not identified.
Peter Shore on council rates for 1979 (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Secretary of State for the Environment, Peter Shore on government grants to local authorities. Shore says there will be increases in urban areas and insists that these are the areas that need it most. He...
Councillor on dustmen’s bonus (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male Westminster councillor (poss. Bob Burke) on a two hundred pounds bonus for refuse workers to clean up rubbish following their return to work after a strike. Female interviewer not...
Charing Cross Road development (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Tish Francis of the Covent Garden Community Association, on a decision by Westminster City Council to redevelop Charing Cross Road in Central London. Male interviewer not identified. Audio...
Opposition to Charing Cross Road redevelopment scheme (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on opposition to Westminster City Council’s redevelopment scheme for Sandringham Flats west block in Charing Cross Road. Includes interviews with Charing Cross Traders Secretary Roger Groves and...
Thatcher statement following Toxteth riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Statement by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher following the Toxteth riots, in which she confirms her intention to visit Liverpool and speaks of Home Secretary William Whitelaw’s constructive meetings in...
Court battle over council house sales (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on a court battle between the Conservative Government and Labour controlled Norwich City Council over the sale of council houses and on implications for Labour opposition to the new laws. Lord...