GLC abolition white paper

Title

GLC abolition white paper

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

17 Oct 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:58

Description

Report on the White Paper which outlines plans to abolish the Greater London Council and six other metropolitan county councils in order to restructure local government. With comment from Environment Secretary Patrick Jenkin. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Patrick Jenkin; Ken Livingstone

Keywords

Politics; London; Local authorities; Local government; GLC; Councils; Political reform; Bureaucracy; Local taxation; Borough councils; Organizational change; Parliamentary papers

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