Cheap fares campaign badge; 1981; BA007
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Cheap fares campaign badge
Cheap fares campaign badge
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In 1981, the Labour Party won control of the Greater London Council, the overall administrative body for London. Under the leadership of left-winger Ken Livingstone, the GLC implemented a raft of progressive policies including the 'Fare's Fare' campaign which used public subsidy from domestic rates to reduce fares on London Transport tubes and buses by 25%. Conservative-controlled Bromley Council challenged the policy in the courts and it was ruled that the GLC did not have the power to grant money to London Transport other than to cover losses. The GLC was subsequently abolished by the Conservative Government in 1985. A municipal authority with fewer powers was returned to London in 2000 in the form of the Greater London Authority; its first directly-elected mayor was Ken Livingstone, who in 2011 is campaigning once again for re-election on a platform of cheaper public transport fares. 'Can't Pay, Won't Pay' suggests a campaign of civil disobedience and refusal to pay the raised fare. The phrase is associated with the play of the same name by Italian playwright Dario Fo, about the 'self-reduction' movement, in which shoppers refused to pay supermarkets more than they could afford for basic goods.
In 1981, the Labour Party won control of the Greater London Council, the overall administrative body for London. Under the leadership of left-winger Ken Livingstone, the GLC implemented a raft of progressive policies including the 'Fare's Fare' campaign which used public subsidy from domestic rates to reduce fares on London Transport tubes and buses by 25%. Conservative-controlled Bromley Council challenged the policy in the courts and it was ruled that the GLC did not have the power to grant money to London Transport other than to cover losses. The GLC was subsequently abolished by the Conservative Government in 1985. A municipal authority with fewer powers was returned to London in 2000 in the form of the Greater London Authority; its first directly-elected mayor was Ken Livingstone, who in 2011 is campaigning once again for re-election on a platform of cheaper public transport fares. 'Can't Pay, Won't Pay' suggests a campaign of civil disobedience and refusal to pay the raised fare. The phrase is associated with the play of the same name by Italian playwright Dario Fo, about the 'self-reduction' movement, in which shoppers refused to pay supermarkets more than they could afford for basic goods.
Date Made
1981
1981
Medium and Materials
Metal, paper, clear plastic
Metal, paper, clear plastic
Object number
BA007
BA007
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