Full access to all collections is a privilege of BUFVC membership. Prior to the 1987 general election, Knight was a potential candidate for Coventry North East: a runner-up at the Constituency … Cloris Leachman attends the funeral of Ted Knight,... Aug 29, 1986 . Edward Robert "Ted" Knight (born 13 June 1933) is a former local politician in London, England who was leader of Lambeth London Borough Council from 1978.. May he RIP. As leader of Lambeth Council he was one of those who led the fight against Mrs Thatcher’s rate-capping along with Bernie Grant in Haringey and others and he paid a heavy personal price for it. When we wrote to Lib in November about resuming our use of the TH she passed it straight on to their hiring dept. "In retirement he was … Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner Actress Mary Tyler... Aug 29, 1986. Since then – nothing. The WRP provided the Labour local government left with a weekly paper, Labour Herald, … Debt which would worry some third world countries. 25, December 1982 At 12.30 pm on Friday November 12th Labour once more gained control of Lambeth Council when one of the SDP Councillors became an independent. Lee Jasper was speaking in that way he does … The Zidane of set ups. And can someone - with better factual knowledge of 1980s Labour Party history than myself - write an article on Lambeth's former council leader Edward Knight aka "Red Ted" - the only Ted Knight currently on Wikipedia is an unrelated American. Knight will be familiar to those who remember the … Labour councillors Ted Knight, a controversial former council leader and socialist, and John O’Malley, both passed away recently, while councillors also paid tribute during the virtual meeting on Wednesday (April 22) to a shop worker who died from … December 2012. Debt the borough is still saddled with. They talk about their great consultation. Ted Knight Interviewed by Jeff Rodrigues Ted Knight, the Leader of Lambeth Council, in south London, has been in the forefront of the campaign against one of the major planks of the Tory Government's economic policies, the cuts in public expenditure. Ted Knight was doctrinaire, it can't be denied, but he was pro the local working class community - something the Tories could never be accused of when they held the balance of power in Lambeth. We … Norwood Action Group's latest newsletter reports the passing of former Lambeth council leader Ted Knight, commenting: "Ted Knight, who has died aged 86, was the uncompromising Hard-Left leader of Lambeth council from 1978 to 1985, who challenged Labour and Tory governments alike. More of him in a moment. Ted Knight, Labour MP was excluded from the Labour party in 1956, following involvement with the Socialist Labour League but allowed to rejoin in 1970. Ted Knight obituary Unreconstructed ‘loony left’ leader of Lambeth council who wanted to overthrow first Mrs Thatcher then western capitalism Tuesday April 07 2020, 12.01am , The Times The Council will now have 32 Labour members, 27 Tories, 3 SDP,… 1:10. He first became formally … Ted Knight, Leader of Lambeth Council, interviewed by Joan Twelves,-Secretary of Vauxhall CLP, after Lambeth had set a rate on July 3rd. It was this organisation, which even a political novice would know for what it was, that Ted Knight, as leader of Lambeth Council from 1978, linked up with again. Tributes were paid to two former councillors who died, as well as Lambeth residents lost to COVID-19 at the council’s annual meeting. Sadly our Vice-Chair Ted Knight died in March, please click here to read a testimony on the passing of this wonderful LAMPAG figure. 2:18 . Ted Knight Former Lambeth Council Leader Outside... Jun 19, 1990. https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/ted-knight-lambeth-council-leader As such, he has led the political opposition to the Government in the field of local government. Ted Knight Ted was the Vice Chairman of Lambeth Pensioners Action Group for a number of years and was re-elected as Vice Chairman at the AGM in March. He gave a lot of us a damned good laugh when he was elected as Branch Secretary of Gipsy Hill Labour, sending the 3 ward cllrs (neo-Blairites the lot of 'em) into a bit of … Ted rejoined the Labour Party in Norwood, where he and Ken Livingstone made a formidable team and eventually became Lambeth councillors. Ted Knight was leader of Lambeth council from 1978 to 1986. Ted Knight Memorial - April 22, 2020. Welcome to the Lambeth Pensioners Action Group web site. Pebbles Restaurant Clapham Owned By Ted Knight... May 11, 1988. Last week, the Gipsy Hill branch of Lambeth Labour Party elected “Red Ted” Knight as its chairman. Ted Knight, LAMPAG vice-chair: said. I first met Ted about 8 years ago during the campaigns against austerity in Lambeth. Knight was vilified in the media, even recently, as ‘Red Ted’ because he was a socialist, a fighter for ordinary people and that never made him popular with the rich and powerful. In Islington, his counterpart was Margaret Hodge, … Ted Knight, Chair of the Croydon Assembly; photo: Peter Arkell . Knight and most of the Labour councillors protested by refusing to set any budget. In 1985, the left-wing Labour administration of Ted Knight was subjected to 'rate-capping' with its budget restricted by the Government. Ted Knight: Lambeth council leader Ted Knight responds to the District Auditor's letter (10 June 1985) Lambeth sets a rate : Fighting at the meeting when Lambeth finally set its rate (4 July 1985) Swindon is 'Ratecapped' : Live local television coverage of a public meeting in Swindon in 1984 over the ratecapping of Thamesdown borough council, from the archive of Swindon Viewpoint . We are not invited to consult on anything. Labour's Leader to win back … Ted Knight… 52, August 1985 Continue reading “Lambeth 31 defiant – Interview with Ted Knight (August 1985) ” Author Radical Lambeth Posted on July 18, 2017 Categories Articles Tags 1985, interview, Joan Twelves, Labour group, Lambeth … Although he retired from political life, he is still active within the Trade union, Unite. I first met Ted in the early ’70s in the London Labour Party and when he was selected as the Labour … He needed no introduction since he was known to the Lambeth Community as the Lambeth Council leader who was surcharged and removed from office for defying the Thatcher Government’s cuts which would have … Ed Asner attending the funeral of former "Kary... Aug 29, 1986. Ted Knight, Lambeth councillors lobby High Court London 1986 in protest at the government case against them for refusing to set a rate and for resisting the cuts to services. When the Conservative Government took powers through the Rates Act 1984 to limit the budgets of local councils, several left-wing Labour councils organised a rebellion in which they refused to set a budget. Norwood Action Group's latest newsletter reports the passing of former Lambeth council leader Ted Knight, commenting: "Ted Knight, who has died aged 86, was the uncompromising Hard-Left leader of Lambeth council from 1978 to 1985, who challenged Labour and Tory governments alike. A gamer throne, Henry VIII would be proud. We would be outside the Town Hall lobbying the councillors with Save our Services picketing them and heckling them as they went in to vote for cuts. Prior to the 1987 general election, Knight was a potential candidate for Coventry North East: a runner-up at the Constituency Labour Party selection meeting, he lost out to John Hughes. We… - 9 months ago @maul_ted: RT @BrexitHead: Finally unveiled! Ted Knight, former leader of Lambeth Council, dies aged 86. by Paul Feldman and John McDonnell. By Ted Knight London Labour Briefing, No. He helped it rehabilitate itself in the labour movement from which it had largely turned away in the previous period. It’s totally meaningless. - Peter Arkell/reportdigital.co.uk - 1986-01-14 Mary Tyler Moore Actress Mary Tyler Moore at the... Aug 29, 1986. The Labour Party's leader, Neil Kinnock, blamed local leaders like Ted Knight and Linda Bellos from Lambeth, for bringing the Labour Party into disrepute. Ted Knight was politically active for nearly 75 years. Yes, it was former Labour leader of Lambeth, Ted Knight. He was an incredibly determined class fighter right to the very end. A recording of the speakers at the online Ted Knight Memorial that took place on April 22, 2020. In 1984, fresh from passing my solicitor’s finals, I found myself in Sheffield, taking up … This is the text of a speech given at Ted Knight’s Memorial meeting on 22 April 2020. I've made a stub about him Philcrbk 08:11, 8 September 2006 (UTC) Lambeth has the highest population density of the Inner … - 9 months ago @ratemygamingse1: 11. I am once again the leader of the Council. If you are already a BUFVC member, please log in.Otherwise you may join now. Ted Knight, the former leader of Lambeth Council who was surcharged and removed from office for defying the Thatcher government’s spending cuts, has died in London at the age of 86. Ted Knight, the former leader of Lambeth Council who led a l... youtube.com. In 1945, his father, who was in the navy, encouraged Ted to hand out leaflets urging people to vote Labour at the post-war general … Thought out more than Ted Bundy this one. Ted … Former leader of Lambeth council and stalwart anti fascist. "He was an original conviction-led politician. Ted Knight… Ted Knight, the former leader of Lambeth Council who led a l... A recording of the speakers at the online Ted Knight Memorial that took place on April 22, 2020. The Trotskyite 1980s leader of Lambeth council has won a senior position in the local Labour party.“Red” Ted Knight, 84, was unanimously elected on Wednesday as a trade union representative to the The Lambeth Story - Ted Knight and the fight for democracy by Real Democracy Movement. Ted Knight was active in the Labour Party from a young age but was expelled from the Party in 1956 following a purge of the Trotskyist ... blamed local leaders like Ted Knight and Linda Bellos from Lambeth, for bringing the Labour Party into disrepute. We need a coalition of resistance against local council cuts. TED KNIGHT SHOW opening credits CBS sitcom by Gilmore Box. Knight of the living dead, architect of the reckless, irresponsible excesses that brought Lambeth to its knees in the 1980s, excesses which led to massive debt. Ted Knight was … Now I never met ‘Red Ted’ and haven’t worked for Lambeth Council but nonetheless, Ted Knight’s passing triggered memories of my dim and distant days as a trainee lawyer (or articled clerk as we were rather quaintly known back then) for Sheffield City Council in the mid-1980’s. Anyone researching left activism in the ’70s and ’80s will find the name Ted Knight constantly appearing, including in the pages of Briefing. In 1978, he became the leader of Lambeth Council, a post he kept until 1986. Ted Knight, the former leader of Lambeth Council who was surcharged and removed from office for defying the Thatcher government’s spending cuts, has died in London at the age of 86. In Feb we met Paul McGlone, who said we could easily get £40+ fee from our members. LAMPAG was founded in 1979 and since that time has campaigned for better pensions and services for older people in Lambeth. We are a non-party, non-sectarian and multi-ethnic group … @smallypaula: RT @uaf: Sorry to hear of the death of Ted Knight. Radio 4's The Reunion is an unilluminating and biased perspective on the Brixton riots, writes Charles Moore. London Labour Briefing, No. "He was an original conviction-led politician. Things the BBC didn't tell us about the Brixton riots.
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