Calls for London-wide authority

Title

Calls for London-wide authority

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

7 Mar 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:03

Description

The Action for London Group is campaigning for an elected London-wide authority and has been demonstrating outside the Environment Department to lobby John Gummer, the cabinet minister with responsibility for London. The action follows the London Pride questionnaire by Gummer’s department not including any question on whether Londoners would like an elected authority and County Hall being sold off to a private group be a hotel. With comment from protester Annette Atkinson and spokesperson for Action for London Ernest Rooker(?). Report by David Kermode.

Contributors

David Kermode; Annette Atkinson; Ernest Rooker(?)

Keywords

London; Governance; John Gummer; County Hall; Political pressure groups; Public consultation; Questionnaires; Action for London Group; Environment Department

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