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The rate-capping rebellion was a campaign within English local councils in 1985 which aimed to force the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher to withdraw powers to restrict the spending of councils. The affected councils were almost all run by left-wing Labour Party leaderships. The campaign's tactic was that councils whose budgets were restricted would refuse to set any budget at all for the financial year 1985–86, requiring the government to intervene directly in providing local services, or to concede. However, all fifteen councils which initially refused to set a rate eventually did so, and the campaign failed to change government policy. Powers to restrict council budgets have remained in place ever since.
Rising local government spending had long been a concern of central government, but direct powers to limit individual council budgets were controversial and some Conservative Party members opposed them. While the measure was passing through Parliament, internal dissent within Liverpool City Council led to prolonged delay in budgeting which only ended when government grants were increased. Believing Liverpool to have forced a concession, left-wing Labour council leaders decided to emulate their approach, despite warnings by Liverpool that success was unlikely. Refusing to set a budget was illegal and the campaign was divisive: it did not unify the left-wing of the Labour Party in its support and the party leadership made it clear its lack of support.
Eight councils ended their campaign when the leadership proposed a legal budget, six when councillors from the majority group joined opposition councillors to overrule the leadership; Lewisham conceded in unique circumstances. Two councils, Lambeth and Liverpool held out for longer than others and were subjected to an extraordinary audit which resulted in the councillors responsible for not setting a budget being required to repay the amount the council lost in interest, and also being disqualified from office. Liverpool's delay in setting a budget caused a severe financial crisis which was denounced by the Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock.
Hi! Totally inexperienced DIY newbie so bear with me for descriptions! Pictures hopefully help.
I’m trying to remove an unused downstairs toilet in our new house. It’s eventually going to be moved to the other side of the house.
The seal around the back of the toilet had failed so I switched...
I have a lead water pipe that needs to be capped off. I have dug down and found where the pipe tees off to my property. I have a Flomasta Lead to copper adaptor (15mm x 1") pipe is between 24 and 25mm diameter. A small piece of copper pipe and a 15mm soldered stop end.
My plumber said...
Looking for some opinions on whether you should cap old hot and cold water pipes. A plumber I got to remove some old sinks from bedrooms has capped off the hot and cold pipes under the floor. I thought it didn’t quite seem like the best thing to do and thought he would completely remove the...
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Following on from another thread I made recently, the plumber has agreed that the new cold feed he added to our loft cistern should have been lower than the existing feed to the cylinder for hot (he put them both roughly the same at 50mm) and he is proposing to put it right. In terms...
Just before Christmas I started noticing a strange sickly smell in our Kitchen.
To cut a very long and stressful story short it ended up being the result of a massive blockage in the neighbours drain (They are end of run, we are mid run).
During our investigations we found that there is a...
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Need to cap off two copper pipes...the problem is getting access to a straight piece of copper to do a successful cap, see pictures.
I always prefer to solder.
The floor is reinforced concrete and I would rather not get the power chisel out..
The pipes coming out of the floor are...
Hey guys,
Quick question for all the I knowledgeable plumbers out there.
I need to remove one radiator which is first in line, as that room is being knocked down. Unfortunately I can’t cap off below the floor as it’s tilled. What’s the best course of action here?
Cap it off above the floor...
Hello, as per title I need to cap off the hot/cold feeds to the bath before I rip it out.
Its 22mm copper feeding into flexible pipe to the tap. I've just checked and my pipe cutter only does 15mm.
Given the picture below, is there a capping with a male end I could screw replace the Flexi...
Hi guys, I just installed a new worktop in my utility so I don't need the sink waste anymore (but want to leave fitting there in case next owner may want to put in another sink at a later date). Is there any cap end on the market that will work to just cap it off or what do you guys recommend to do?
I just wonderd when capping of a gas pipe to say a gas hob as an electric one is to be install. Would you tend tocap with an ef cap end or compression. If using ef, what do you do about purging. Thanks.
hi guys. When capping off an existing appliance such as a hob or oven. If the pipe work is concealed by the units do you normally cap of with compression or ef? Do you normally try to trace pipe back to tee to avoid long dead legs on the gas carcass? Purge points are being mentioned to me but...
hi guys, I went to a job today and removed a gas fire and solider a blank on the gas pipe. It was a false floor concrete with battens with finished timber floor. is this classed as a unventilated void? I've looked at my gas book and it only classes apartments to have added ventilation in voids...
Folks,
Went to a job today to cap off a very large gas meter. Didn't quote for it as the pipe coming out was 2.5" LCS and I wouldn't have a clue where to get caps for the meter. They just want the gas supply disconnecting and the meter capped off.
Can you do this on a domestic ticket or does...
Hi all,
Got a kitchen waste that needs dropping, so will need to cap the 40mm waste coming out of strap boss. Space is at premium, is there an actual cap in existance for 40mm solvent weld or do I have to make it coupling + rodding eye?
Cheers
Hi, I have removed am old radiator and need to permanently cap the pipes. It's on the ground floor and the pipes are buried in concrete. I have dug out to find a straight bit pipe, intending to fit a stop end cap, but came across an old compression elbow, so wondered if I could simply use a...
What's the best way to seal and cap this soil pipe before I concrete over it?
Inside diameter seems to be just over 100mm. It's seems to be ceramic.
Regards,
Kevin
Hi,
Just joined the forum, I'm renovating a house and need a boiler combo straight swap for a new alpha intec 30c, plus capping and moving a few gas pipes in West Norwood, SE27
If anyone can recommend a good gas safe registered plumber, or provide us with a quote, that would be great.
Thanks...
Neilwestnorwood
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Sorry for all the questions..
What's the best way to cap off 8mm microbore (out of sight), are there caps I can solder on? I assume I can do this with a normal propane torch and the correct solder?
I assume it's better to do this rather than use a compression valve in case I wish to reconnect...
hi Everyone,
i am am looking for a metal plate to protect pipes chased into wall. Looking for something similar to what sparky use over there wires but I need something about 150mm wide. Any one know best place to get something like this?
Thanks
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