The past decade has seen unparalleled upheavals in local government. From being a political backwater, local councils have become the battleground for a clash of ideologies between Left-led local authorities and a Right-wing government intent on curbing their powers. This book details the experience of the Left in controlling several of the biggest local councils in the land and examines both the successes and failures of this experiment in municipal socialism. It suggests that the gains from this experience have been underestimated and that there is still potential for further success, despite the radical legislative programme brought in by Mrs Thatcher's third government.
Reihe
Sprache
Verlagsort
Basingstoke
Großbritannien
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Maße
Höhe: 222 mm
Breite: 148 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-333-45412-1 (9780333454121)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The setting; the beginnings; "the black queen versus the red knight"; the ratecapping struggle; "working for London"; "tool for change"; serving the people; the race against racism; making space - bringing feminism into the town hall; glad to be gay; the end of a dream; into the 1990s.
