Behind the Rent Strike

General Information

Author/Creator
Broomfield, Nick, director.
Language
English.
Published
United Kingdom : Lafayette Film, 1974.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (50 min.)

Contents/Summary

Summary
A film documenting the various political and social aspects of the fourteen month long rent strike undertaken by tenants on the Tower Hill Estate in Kirkby, on the outskirts of Liverpool, which commenced in 1972 in protest against increases in council house rents resulting from the Housing Finance Act. It gives a picture of social conditions in the area as well as the organisation of the strike.

Subjects

Subject
United Kingdom

Bibliographic Information

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1246fAvailable-