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  1. Carol Thatcher poll tax summons (1991)

    Genre
    Interview; Press conference

    Press interview following a court appearance by the daughter of former UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, over the late payment of her poll tax (community charge). Carol Thatcher received a court summons...

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  2. Increase in council budgets (1991)

    Genre
    Interview

    Paul Rowley interviews Local Government Minister Michael Portillo, about an increase in poll tax (community charge) bills after a rise in council budget allocation of more than fourteen percent. The...

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  3. Abolishing poll tax (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Des Fahy reports for LBC Newstalk on the Commons debate over legislation to abolish the poll tax (community charge), including the govenment’s refusal to apologise for the scheme, and on the replacement...

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  4. Labour MP to appeal against imprisonment for not paying poll tax (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Paul Rowley interviews Sefton Labour MP Terry Fields, who was imprisoned for 2 months for failing to pay his poll tax (community charge) and has been thrown out of Labour. He describes the damage done by the...

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  5. Poll tax dodging cases (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Environment minister Michael Portillo interview from the radio car at The Ritz claiming the government has acted swiftly to slam the door on poll tax (community charge) dodgers. It’s extended the deadline...

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  6. Kinnock at Labour local government conference (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock’s speech at the Labour local government conference in Blackpool prior to the 1992 general election, with excerpts. Kinnock attacks the Conservative Party and...

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  7. Major announces general election date (1992)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Prime Minister John Major announces on the steps of 10 Downing Street the date of the general election as April 9th which the Queen has approved, and on why he is going to the country now. He takes questions...

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  8. Major announces general election date (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Political editor Peter Murphy interviews Prime Minister John Major after his announcement of the date for the general election (April 9th). He says it was the right time to go to the country following the...

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  9. General election campaign-proportional representation (1992)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    Report on the issue of proportional representation in the general election campaign which the Liberal Democrats want to introduce if there is a hung Parliament. Includes Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock...

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  10. Michael Howard on capping council tax rates (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Environment Secretary Michael Howard justifies the Government’s decision to cap several councils’ council tax rates, a move which has been condemned by Labour and Conservative councils alike but which he...

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