Row over Bradford Council cuts

Title

Row over Bradford Council cuts

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

25 Oct 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:05

Description

Mike Jones reports on drastic cutbacks by the Conservative controlled Bradford Council including 9000 council job losses. Includes interviews with Eric Pickles, council leader; Phil Beeley, Labour leader; vox pop with NALGO members after voting to ballot on strike action. Broadcast on Pennine Radio. For Billboard programme.

Contributors

Eric Pickles; Pennine Radio; Phil Beeley; Mike Jones

Keywords

Budgets; Trade unions; Local authorities; Labour Party; Labour disputes; Cost reduction; Conservative Party; Councils; NALGO; Finance; Bradford; Billboard (radio programme); Bradford Council

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