Lou Sherman looks back on his achievements

Title

Lou Sherman looks back on his achievements

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:18

Description

Sir Lou Sherman, Chairman of the London Boroughs Association, looks back over the last 25 years of his career. He says his biggest achievement, as Mayor of the London borough of Hackney, was to persuade people to regenerate the 10,000 acres of derelict land that is now the Lee Valley Regional Park. He found that people in London paid 60-70 percent extra in rates and fought for their rights as ratepayers. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Lou Sherman

Keywords

London; Local government; Taxation; Wandsworth; Tower Hamlets; Hackney; Community charge; Lewisham; London Boroughs Association; Lee Valley Regional Park; Regional Parks; Lou Sherman

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