Row over Bradford Council cuts
- Title
- Row over Bradford Council cuts
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 26 Oct 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:01:47
- Description
- Mike Jones reports from Bradford Council where drastic budget cutbacks by the ruling Conservative group including 9000 council job losses have been pushed through after a 12 hour session in the City Hall chambers which can be heard being heckled. The Lord Mayor used his casting vote against Labour councillors. Includes interviews with Phil Beeley, Labour leader who intends a legal challenge; Eric Pickles, Conservative leader. Broadcast on Pennine Radio. For Billboard programme.
- Contributors
- Eric Pickles; Pennine Radio; Phil Beeley; Mike Jones
- Keywords
- Budgets; Trade unions; Local authorities; Labour Party; Cost reduction; Conservative Party; Councils; Finance; Bradford; Billboard (radio programme); Eric Pickles
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