Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Special

TX Date

16 Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:19:49

Description

Decision Makers. The programme, presented by Peter Spencer, examines the workings, and the future of, the House of Lords, prior to a vote on the abolition of the Greater London Council (GLC) and other metropolitan authorities. The speakers include: Lord William Whitelaw, Deputy Prime Minister; Peter Hennessy, journalist and historian; Ken Livingstone, GLC leader; Tony Benn, Labour MP; Lord Cledwyn (Cledwyn Hughes), Labour peer; Peter Kellner, political editor of New Statesman. Researcher is Claire(?) Michelle(?); engineer is Dave Dawson.

Contributors

Peter Spencer; William Whitelaw; Tony Benn; Ken Livingstone; Dave Dawson; Peter Kellner; Peter Hennessy; Cledwyn Hughes; Claire(?) Michelle(?)

Keywords

Politics; Local government; Parliament; GLC; House of Lords; Parliamentary process

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