LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Tough anti-riot measures

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Jul 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:41

Description

Interview with Conservative MP Ivor Stanbrook about Government confidence in dealing with riots that have broken out across the UK, new measures to deal with riots including police riot equipment and the use of rubber or plastic bullets, and making sure enough prison places are available for sentenced rioters. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Ivor Stanbrook

Keywords

Politics; Government; Police; Ethnic conflicts; Conservative Party; Violence; Penal sanctions; Riots; Imprisonment; Guns; Racially motivated crime; Protective clothing; Protective devices

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