Lord Howe on GLC abolition

Title

Lord Howe on GLC abolition

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

15 Jan 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

Jeff Collins reports on an admission by Lord Howe on the My Millennium radio programme that the abolition of the GLC in the 1980s in which he was heavily involved was a mistake and an elected body for London is needed. Includes excerpts of the interview with Lord Howe; reaction from Tony Banks MP and last chairman of the GLC; David Puttnam, film director; David Curry, Local Government Minister.

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe; David Curry; Tony Banks; Jeff Collins; David Puttnam

Keywords

London; Local authorities; Conservative Party; GLC; Geoffrey Howe; Governance; My Millennium

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