Re: what's the GLC? - the answer

[stephan@nextstep.celtic.co.uk]

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> 
> > > > I've been listening to the extra CD's from the This 
Woman's Work box 
> > > > set.  The 2nd song on the 2nd disc is called, "Ken," 
and the CD claims 
> > > > it's from a "Comic Strip" movie GLC.  I'm American, 
and I get no cool 
> > > > TV.  Isn't Comic Strip that Rik Mayall/Ade Edmonson 
show that was up a 
> > > > few years back?  Either way, can anyone tell me 
about Ken and the GLC?
> 'GLC' was only an hour long, so it wasn't *really* a 
movie.
> In the same Comic Strip series was the one about a 
wedding, in which Kate
> played the bride. I seem to recall that the reception 
turned into a deadly
> bun-fight at the end.
> -- 
Up until 1991, London had its own controlling authority 
called the Greater London Council (GLC).  Its leader was Ken 
Livingstone (Labour) and his nickname was Red Ken!  The Tory 
Party of the Day got really fed up with Ken (He hould do 
really annoying stuff like: the headquarters of the GLC were 
offosite the Houses of Parliament so he used to place the 
numbers of unemployed on a big sign on the roof facing the 
HOP every day so that all MPS could see it).

Anyway, The Tory Patrty of the day decided that Local 
Government for London had to go and so abolished the GLC.  
Ken Livingstone is now a Labour MP and I think is in the 
shadow cabinet!?!

On the last day of the GLC Red Ken held a huge party in 
Central London.  Most Londoners want the return of the GLC. 
 He subsudized Transport and provided arts and parks and 
ltos of other stuff.....