Terry Dicks defends actions of Hillingdon council

Title

Terry Dicks defends actions of Hillingdon council

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:42

Description

Hillingdon Borough councillor Terry Dicks defends the actions of the council after it sent an immigrant family to the Foreign Office in a taxi. Dicks says the family should have arranged housing before flying to Britain from Nairobi, and he was suspicious of their claim that they had no money. Dicks also suggests that the High Commission in Nairobi had misled people. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Terry Dicks

Keywords

London; Local authorities; Housing; Immigration; Kenya; Homeless people; Homeless; Accommodation; Borough councils; Hillingdon; Hillingdon Borough Council

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