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Community charge scrapped (1991)

Genre

Parliamentary debate; Speech

Parliamentary speech (by Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine?) announcing the Government’s decision to abandon the community charge (poll tax). The charge will be replaced as soon as possible by a...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Ocean Sound This Week No.77: Programme 77 of a weekly news and sports review (1988)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 77 Programme 77 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 17 April 1988. Presented by PETE WARDMAN....

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Community charge a disaster (1990)

Genre

Interview

Former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Jeffrey Archer admits the implementation of the community charge has been a disaster, and the Tories have failed to persuade people thats its preferable...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Community charge capped authorities listed (1990)

Genre

Parliamentary debate; Speech

Environmental Secretary Chris Patten reads a list of community charge (poll tax) capped authorities in the House of Commons. The opposition shouts Labour, Labour over him.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Kenneth Baker defends community charge (1990)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Conservative Party chairman Kenneth Baker after 18 Conservatives resigned the whip over the community charge. Baker defends the charge and refutes suggestions that the Government is in a mess...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Norman Tebbit receives community charge summons (1993)

Genre

Interview

Former Conservative Party chairman Norman Tebbit is interviewed about his summons to court for not paying his community charge to Liberal Democrat council, Tower Hamlets. Tebbit once declared that those who...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Michael Heseltine on his alternatives to the community charge (1990)

Genre

Interview

Michael Heseltine talks to Gareth Furby about his alternatives to the community charge, especially his idea of councils having to stand for re-election if they exceed government guidelines. He denies this is...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Community charge capping (1990)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Environment Secretary Chris Patten on the Labour Party and Liberal Democrat controlled councils threatening legal action over community charge (poll tax) capping and denying political bias as...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Chris Patten on community charge proposals (1990)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Environment Secretary Chris Patten on Labour’s proposals to reintroduce the rates in place of the unpopular community charge. Patten on having put written questions to Labour leader Neil...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Community charge legislation (1987)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the introduction of the community charge or poll tax. Local Government MP Michael Howard, speaking in its defence, as the minister responsible for guiding the legislation through Parliament. Also...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio