Militant Liverpool
Subtitle: A City on the Edge
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781846318634
Subjects: Central-local government relations; Liverpool (england); Great britain, history, 20th century; Great britain, politics and government, 20th century; Great britain, politics and government, 1979-1997
Description: In May 1983 Mrs Thatcher won her second general election victory. Liverpool elected a Labour council that vowed to be different, refusing to set a budget that would hurt the poorest. At first wildly popular, the scene soon became set for a battle between the city and central government that would shape the future of Liverpool. This book sets out an even-handed assessment of events with oral testimonies from many of the key protagonists.