Behind the Rent Strike 50 years old

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.

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Behind the Rent Strike (50 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 24, 1974
  • Runtime: 55 minutes