Local election in Richmond

Title

Local election in Richmond

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

26 Apr 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Max Cotton reports on the political climate in Richmond in the run-up to the local elections. Local newspaper owner Jonathan Dimbleby says the result will be as much about local issues as national policy; Conservative Party councillor Sydney Gross(?) hopes Tory seats can be kept; Liberal Democrat leader of the council David Williams says the council tax has gone up by 10 percent because of the government; editor of the local newspaper Malcolm Richards thinks the Lib Dems will stay in power.

Contributors

David Williams; Max Cotton; Jonathan Dimbleby; Sydney Gross(?); Malcolm Richards

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Taxation; Conservative Party; Political parties; Councils; Liberal Democrats; Community charge; Local elections; Richmond upon Thames Borough Council

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