Controversial rally at GLC’s County Hall

Title

Controversial rally at GLC’s County Hall

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Dec 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:55

Description

Report on GLC decision to allow a rally involving miners’ leaders, members of Sinn Fein, and the PLO at headquarters County Hall. The meeting has been organised as Parliament is due to debate the GLC abolition bill. Includes interviews with GLC leader Ken Livingstone; Conservative GLC opposition leader Alan Greengross. Female reporter not identified (poss. Jo Andrews).

Contributors

Ken Livingstone; Alan Greengross; Jo Andrews?

Keywords

London; Local government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Parliamentary bills; Interethnic relations; PLO; GLC; Councils; Sinn Fein; Coal miners; Racism; Black peoples; Fascism; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Meetings; Governance; Rallies (gatherings); Central government; Centralization; Strikes (events)

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