LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Trafalgar Square policing

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Jan 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:15

Description

Report on alleged Home Office criticism of Metropolitan Police procedures during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Trafalgar Square in London. A number of police were injured and hospitalised during the festivities. The speakers include: Deputy Police Commissioner Hugh Annesley; Liberal Home Affairs spokesman Bill Pitt. Male reporter and female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Bill Pitt; Hugh Annesley

Keywords

Accidents; London; Injuries; Government; Law enforcement; Police; Conservative Party; Metropolitan Police; Policing practice; Celebrations; New Year; Trafalgar Square; Public squares

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