Ken Livingstone Amsterdam visit

Title

Ken Livingstone Amsterdam visit

Genre

News report; Debate

TX Date

9 Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:04:21

Description

Report on leader of the GLC Ken Livingstone’s visit to Amsterdam as a guest of the mayor Ed van Thijn, partly to build support as GLC faces abolition. Includes actuality from a public debate between the two chaired by Dutch journalist Jot van Thijn. Female reporter not identified (poss. Jo Andrews).

Contributors

Ken Livingstone; Ed van Thijn; Jot van Thijn; Jo Andrews?

Keywords

Politics; London; Local government; UK; GLC; Councils; Netherlands; Democracy; The Netherlands; Governance; Central government; Ken Livingstone; Centralization; Amsterdam

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