Badge - Hands Off the I.L.E.A
Object
Badge
Production date
1988
Object number
2024.330
Physical Description
Circular badge, black background with orange text. The letters of 'hands off' are formed from fingers.
Object history
The badge is part of a campaign aimed to save I.L.E.A. (Inner London Education Authority) which, between the 1965 and 1990, was the local education authority for the City of London and the 12 Boroughs of London.
ILEA fought off multiple attempts to abolish it (1981 and 1983), but the local governments were considered unprepared to handle the education services on their own. Eventually, two years after the Education Reform Act 1988, and with GLC dismantled in 1986, ILEA was officially abolished in 1990.
ILEA fought off multiple attempts to abolish it (1981 and 1983), but the local governments were considered unprepared to handle the education services on their own. Eventually, two years after the Education Reform Act 1988, and with GLC dismantled in 1986, ILEA was officially abolished in 1990.
Associated Organisation
Associated Person
Dinah Morley (Owner)
Mike Davis (Owner)
Mike Davis (Owner)
Material
Metal
Plastics
Dimension
Diameter: 55mm
On display?
No
Inscription
HANDS
OFF
THE
I.L.E.A
OFF
THE
I.L.E.A