Homes for votes scandal

Title

Homes for votes scandal

Genre

Interview

TX Date

13 Jan 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:01:37

Description

Resident Mark Green comments on the situation of people who bought houses through Westminster City Council’s designated sales scheme that has been confirmed by an initial audit report to be a homes for votes scandal for the local election in 1990. He says they have been left with properties they will never be able to sell. He can’t see the council members named in the report handing back the money. Male interviewer not identified

Contributors

Mark Green

Keywords

Elections; London; Reports; Council housing; Political corruption; Westminster City Council; Auditors; City councils; Property ownership; John Magill; Housing polciy

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