Inner city deprivation

Title

Inner city deprivation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Apr 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:36

Description

Dr Martin Frost of King’s College, London on inner city deprivation- schemes to tackle it, history and future of problems. He says the Urban Development Corporations set up by former PM Margaret Thatcher were not seen to be big success for local people, although they brought investment into areas. Follows a speech by Prime Minister John Major on wanting to solve inner city problems. Female interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

Martin Frost

Keywords

Social problems; Housing; Urban regeneration; Docklands; Investment; Future developments; Cities; Poverty; Urban development; Rural migration; Urban Development Corporations

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