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Councils in Conflict

The Rise and Fall of the Municipal Left

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Public Policy and Politics (PPP)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. The Beginnings

    • Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss, Christian Wolmar
    Pages 1-22
  3. ‘The Black Queen versus the Red Knight’

    • Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss, Christian Wolmar
    Pages 23-33
  4. The Ratecapping Struggle

    • Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss, Christian Wolmar
    Pages 34-46
  5. ‘Working for London’

    • Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss, Christian Wolmar
    Pages 47-65
  6. ‘Tool for Change’

    • Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss, Christian Wolmar
    Pages 66-92
  7. Serving the People

    • Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss, Christian Wolmar
    Pages 93-118
  8. The Race against Racism

    • Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss, Christian Wolmar
    Pages 119-141
  9. Making Space — Bringing Feminism into the Town Hall

    • Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss, Christian Wolmar
    Pages 142-159
  10. Glad to be Gay?

    • Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss, Christian Wolmar
    Pages 160-174
  11. The End of a Dream

    • Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss, Christian Wolmar
    Pages 175-192
  12. Into the 1990s

    • Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss, Christian Wolmar
    Pages 193-206
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 207-216

About this book

This book is a detailed examination of the rise of the Left in local councils, the subsequent battles with Mrs Thatcher's government and the lessons gained from this experience.

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