Costs of abolishing the GLC

Title

Costs of abolishing the GLC

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

21 Nov 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:58

Description

Report on costs of abolishing the GLC as the Parliamentary bill is due to get its first reading tomorrow. Includes interview with GLC leader, Ken Livingstone who criticises the Government for not being honest about its promises to cut costs. Female reporter not identified (poss. Jo Andrews).

Contributors

Ken Livingstone; Jo Andrews?

Keywords

Legislation; London; Local government; Government; Parliamentary bills; Cost reduction; Conservative Party; GLC; Public finance; Public services; Councils; Costs; Governance; Central government; Local finance; Centralization; Patrick Jenkin; Cost effectiveness

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