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Brixton riots - call for police protection (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Jim Jardine, Chairman of the Police Federation, on the need for protective equipment for police in any future riots following disturbances in Brixton, South London (11/04/81) and on police...
Brixton riots - churchman’s view (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the Reverend Vic Watson, Camberwell Church minister, who stresses the need for better relationships between ethnic minorities and police after riots in Brixton, South London (11/04/81). Male...
Brixton 5 weeks after riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Angie Bray reports from Brixton, South London on reaction to the riots there (11/04/81) 5 weeks ago, and to the public inquiry recently started led by Lord Scarman (Leslie Scarman), with comment on the...
Scarman inquiry on riots sets aims (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Report back on decisions on aims, methods and extent of the inquiry to be carried out by Lord Scarman (Leslie Scarman) into the recent riots in Brixton, South London (11/04/81). Male reporter is Vivian...
Brixton riots - community leader comments (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with local community leader Courtnay Laws who discusses the recent riots in Brixton, South London (11/04/81), and the subsequent inquiry into the disturbances, chaired by Lord Scarman (Leslie...
Brixton riots - publicans’ reaction (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the proprietors of the George Pub in Railton Road, Brixton, which was burned down during recent riots (11/04/81). They describe the destruction of the establishment, and their new pub -...
Brixton riots - David McNee response (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Metropolitan Police Commissioner David McNee responding to the recent riots in Brixton, South London (11/04/81) and on the Lord Scarman (Leslie Scarman) inquiry into the riots which is about to...
Mass unemployment - Chris Cook view (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Chris Cook, co-author (along with John Stevenson) of The Slump, compares mass unemployment in 1981 to that of the 1930s. Male reporter not identified (poss. Des Fahy?).
Mass unemployment - Strabane report (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from Strabane in Northern Ireland, where unemployment rates have been recorded as the highest in the UK. Speakers include: Vice- Chairman of Strabane Council, Robert Fleming; Dan Smith, Smith Brothers...
UK unemployment - Experiences then and now (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Two unidentified male speakers relate their experiences of unemployment and job-hunting - one, at the newly-opened job centres; the other, during the recession of the 1930s. Male interviewer not identified.