From Poplar to Porter
Series: Estates Gazette ; (0202) 12 January 2002, 94-95(2)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: Considers the guilty verdict against Dame Shirley Porter for wilful misconduct in the historical context of challenges to local authority policies involving financial loss. British local government is based upon the 19th century model for municipal corporations and are open to any challenge that they have exceeded, or misused, their statutory powers. Also considers the case of Poplar LBC in 1920s where George Lansbury decided to pay a minimum wage well above other borough councils.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS65062 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 116642-1001 |
Considers the guilty verdict against Dame Shirley Porter for wilful misconduct in the historical context of challenges to local authority policies involving financial loss. British local government is based upon the 19th century model for municipal corporations and are open to any challenge that they have exceeded, or misused, their statutory powers. Also considers the case of Poplar LBC in 1920s where George Lansbury decided to pay a minimum wage well above other borough councils.