Leon Brittan on social unrest
- Title
- Leon Brittan on social unrest
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 19 Jun 1984
- Year of production
- 1984
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- Duration
- 00:01:20
- Description
- Parliamentary speech by Home Secretary Leon Brittan, on how the Government must support the police in dealing with public violence and public order in the wake of the violence on picket lines (specifically referring to disturbances at the Orgreave coking plant (18/06/84)).
- Further information
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1984/jun/19/coal-industry-dispute
- Contributors
- Leon Brittan
- Keywords
- Legislation; Social conflicts; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Conservative Party; Violence; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Antisocial behaviour; Law and order policy; Strikes (events)
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