Camden Communist Party Meeting 1973
Camden Communist Party Meeting 1973
Archive type:
Video
Archive ID:
lcva_07384
Date:
1973
Location:
North London
Chroma:
B/W
Duration:
00:20:41
Credits:
View
This black and white video documents a 1973 meeting of the Camden Borough Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Three white men in suits are seated behind a table at the front of the hall, which is adorned with the Party’s banner. They address a small public audience on a range of local political issues, with a particular focus on housing policy and the role of the local council. One speaker delivers a speech criticising council housing practices. A wider public discussion follows, in which attendees raise concerns about rent increases, the need to apply pressure on Labour-controlled councils, pension-related struggles, and the recent evictions on Guilden Road.