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1981

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Livingstone, Kenneth Robert "Ken"

that the GLC proceed with its policies regardless of their legality

1982

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Bramall, Ashley

During 1982, Livingstone made new appointments to the GLC governance, with John McDonnell appointed key chair of finance and Valerie Wise chair of the new Womens Committee, while Sir Ashley Bramall became GLC chairman and Tony McBrearty was appointed chair of housing

GLC

McDonnell, John

During 1982, Livingstone made new appointments to the GLC governance, with John McDonnell appointed key chair of finance and Valerie Wise chair of the new Womens Committee, while Sir Ashley Bramall became GLC chairman and Tony McBrearty was appointed chair of housing

GLC

Livingstone, Kenneth Robert "Ken"

During 1982, Livingstone made new appointments to the GLC governance, with John McDonnell appointed key chair of finance and Valerie Wise chair of the new Womens Committee, while Sir Ashley Bramall became GLC chairman and Tony McBrearty was appointed chair of housing

GLC

McBrearty, Tony

During 1982, Livingstone made new appointments to the GLC governance, with John McDonnell appointed key chair of finance and Valerie Wise chair of the new Womens Committee, while Sir Ashley Bramall became GLC chairman and Tony McBrearty was appointed chair of housing

GLC

Wise, Valerie

During 1982, Livingstone made new appointments to the GLC governance, with John McDonnell appointed key chair of finance and Valerie Wise chair of the new Womens Committee, while Sir Ashley Bramall became GLC chairman and Tony McBrearty was appointed chair of housing

1983

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Livingstone, Kenneth Robert "Ken"

One aspect of the London Transport reforms was however maintained; the new system of flat fares within ticket zones, and the inter-modal Travelcard ticket continued as the basis of the ticketing system, the GLC puts together new.

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Livingstone, Kenneth Robert "Ken"

measures to reduce London Transport fares by a more modest amount, 25%, taking them back to roughly the price that they were when Livingstones administration took office; it is ruled legal in January 1983, and subsequently implemented.

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Livingstone, Kenneth Robert "Ken"

The satirical journal Private Eye referred to Livingstone as "Ken Leninspart" after Vladimir Lenin, proceeding to wrongly claim that Livingstone received funding from the Libyan Jamahiriya; suing them for libel, in November 1983 the journal apologise, awarding Livingstone pounds 15,000 in damages in an out-of-court settlement

1984

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Livingstone, Kenneth Robert "Ken"

The GLC allocated a small percentage of its expenditure on funding minority community groups, including the London Gay Teenage Group, English Collective of Prostitutes, Women Against Rape, Lesbian Line, A Womans Place, and Rights of Women & believing these groups can initiate social change, the GLC increases its annual funding of voluntary organisations from pounds 6 million in 1980 to pounds 50 million in 1984

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