A series of ten programmes looking at background issues in British politics. Pressure Group
Ever since the Leasehold Reform Act of 1967, dozens of leaseholders in Saltley, a suburb of Birmingham, have been trying to buy out their freeholds. So far they have made slow progress. ROBERT FISK , of The Times, finds out why and talks to residents about the pressure group they have formed.
Producer BERNARD ADAMS
First shown on BBC1)
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