Local authority appeal following Toxteth riots

Title

Local authority appeal following Toxteth riots

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:36

Description

Interview with Chairman of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities, Jack Smart, on the association’s planned appeal to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to change Government policy and review cuts in local authority funding for inner city areas in the wake of the riots in Toxteth, Liverpool. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Jack Smart

Keywords

Local authorities; Margaret Thatcher; Cost reduction; Liverpool; Public finance; Riots; Public expenditure; Toxteth; Urban areas; Government policy; Financial policy; Prime minsters

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