IF THATCHER wins the she has pledged 1o abolish Metropolitan councils like the Greater London Council Manchester. On GLC leader Ken Livingstone hit back with a report to GLC meeting. We print extracts below.
THE TORIES have announced their plans to abolish the GLC and remove the democratic right of Londoners to have a say in their city's future. This cheap election gimmick is a ploy to distract attention from the devastation of London caused by Tory policies over the last four years.
It is also a sop to convince their own 1119 the government 'doing another alta where the covernment record is one of total failure ...
The Lones attack public spending as the root government spending has expanucu massivery The manifesto says that the GLC is irrelevant. When they say that, because the GLC is The Labour GLC relevant to the millions of Londoners threatened policies. The ory Party is so intunater by our refusal to follow the Tory line, that they are flying in the realities of urban govern.
western capital cities have a tier of taking a view of the city as a whole and being accoun. table to its residents...
Abolition is being pro posed for purely politica reasons. It is supported by the banks multila. tionals of the City because they see an opportunity cease paying a contribution to the cost of maintaining London's vital services and to throw those costs onto others, much less able to pay. Ken Livingstone No wonder the dog is pissed off Michael LAST SUNDAY Foot was interviewed by Brian on Whenever he was asked 'would Labour gel rid of Polaris after five years' if there sires, ens position sposition clear. He said it either would would not get rid of Polaris. Surely you can't fet clearer than that. was another 'throw the election away performance.
not rename the blasted animal 'Disaster after Foot's abject performance.
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