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30 results found for '"Protective clothing"' in Keywords.
Police meet with Home Secretary after Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with head of the Police Federation, Jim Jardine, about a meeting with Home Secretary Merlyn Rees where he stressed the need for more effective protective equipment for the police and power to ban...
William Whitelaw on police during riots (1981)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw speaks in the House of Commons about new police equipment during riots across the UK.
Call for police protection during riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with Conservative MP and Parliamentary advisor to the Police Federation, Eldon Griffiths, calling for the police to be provided with protective clothing during the current riots, and for...
Roy Hattersley on recent riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with shadow Home Secretary Roy Hattersley on the social causes of the recent riots in the inner cities, including youth unemployment, and on police use of CS gas in Toxteth, and the provision of...
New police helmets in Toxteth riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Chief Superintendent Ronald Hadfield on the new protective police helmets which have been acquired by the Chief Constable of Merseyside and successfully used by officers during the Toxteth...
Parliamentary response to Toxteth and Southall riots (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Parliamentary debate following the riots in Toxteth, Liverpool and Southall, London. Includes statement by Home Secretary William (Willie) Whitelaw pledging full support for the police and issue of...
Police view on recent riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Neivens on the recent riots. Covering evidence of communication between criminally motivated young people; effect on police morale of...
Latest riot outbreak in Moss Side (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the latest outbreak of rioting - in the Moss Side area of Manchester, following the riots in Toxteth, Southall and Wood Green. Includes Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable, James Anderton on...
Toxteth and Southall riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Post mortem report on a weekend of riot violence in Toxteth, Liverpool and Southall, London. Includes excerpt of Commons statement by Home Secretary William (Willie) Whitelaw; Liverpool Deputy Chief...
Whitelaw Commons statement on Toxteth and Southall riots (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpt from Commons statement by Home Secretary William (Willie) Whitelaw on the weekend’s riots in Toxteth and Southall, including pledging full support for the police to take action where necessary to...