LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Wapping printers’ demonstration

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Music

TX Date

May 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:06:09

Description

A report on the printworkers’ demonstrations in Wapping, the violence having reached its peak earlier in the week. Police Chief Superintendent Gerry Goodall expresses satisfaction with the present situation; SOGAT chief marshal Michael Britton claims the demonstration is not about having confrontations with the Police, but about showing Rupert Murdoch how annoyed people are at losing their jobs. Clip includes female demonstrators singing, What Shall we do with Rupert Murdoch? to the tune of What Shall we do with a Drunken Sailor? Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Gerry Goodall; Michael Britton

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Policing practice; Rupert Murdoch; Wapping; News International; Printers

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