LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Brixton riots - Bryan Cassidy critical of GLC

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Jun 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Conservative spokesman Bryan Cassidy says he was alarmed to hear that members of the Fire Service were attacked during the Brixton riots. He criticises the Greater London Council for not sending a publicly available report to the Scarman Inquiry. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Bryan Cassidy

Keywords

London; Local authorities; Labour Party; Social problems; Interethnic relations; Police; GLC; Violence; Riots; Lambeth; Brixton; Public inquiries; Fire services; Leslie Scarman; Scarman Inquiry

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