Mid-Staffordshire by-election

Title

Mid-Staffordshire by-election

Genre

Interview

TX Date

23 Jan 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:28

Description

Interview with Local Government Minister David Hunt on the impact the new poll tax (community charge) had on the Mid-Staffordshire by-election and how he did not explain it well enough. The Conservative Party lost their large majority and the seat to the Labour Party in the by-election. Male interviewer not idnetified. For Update programme.

Contributors

David Hunt

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Fiscal policy; Community charge; Local taxation; Staffordshire; Update (radio programme); Dissemination of information; Electoral issues

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