Greater London Council leadership of Desmond Plummer
The Greater London Council leadership of Desmond Plummer refers to the period during which Desmond Plummer, a British Conservative Party politician, was Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC). Plummer took up the post in 1967, and remained in office until the he lost the election in 1973.
Policies
[edit]Plummer's administration of the GLC took control of London Transport in 1970.[1] London Transport ran the Underground and the buses.[1]
On 2 August 1967, the GLC opened the second Blackwall Tunnel.[2]
During the Plummer administration of the GLC, the concept of "gentrification" within London was first identified.[3]
The Plummer administration's policies on housing included encouraging tenants of social housing to buy their homes.[1]
The first Greater London Development Plan was released in draft in 1969.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lord Plummer of St Marylebone: Greater London Council leader". The Times. News UK. 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Lydall, Ross (19 October 2023). "Charging drivers to use the Blackwall tunnel could be Sadiq Khan's new Ulez-style nightmare". The Standard. ESI Media. Archived from the original on 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Moran, Joe (November 2007). "Early Cultures of Gentrification in London, 1955–1980". Journal of Urban History. 34 (1): 101–121. doi:10.1177/0096144207306611. ISSN 0096-1442.
- ^ Senior, Derek (1972). "Lessons of the Gldp Inquiry". Official Architecture and Planning. 35 (3): 155–157. ISSN 2399-5327.