Islington defections to SDP

Title

Islington defections to SDP

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Aug 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:04:11

Description

Bill Davey interviews Islington borough councillor and ILEA representative Cecelia McAskill on her decision, along with up to 17 other councillors, to defect from the Labour Party to the SDP, in view of the takeover of the council by young left wing party extremists and proposed rate increases in the local Labour manifesto. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

Bill Davey; Cecelia McAskill

Keywords

Politics; London; Labour Party; Political manifestos; Political parties; Islington; Political allegiance; SDP; Community charge; Politicians; Local taxation; Borough councils; Islington Borough Council

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