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Police use CS gas in Toxteth riots (1981)
- Genre
- Press conference
Liverpool Deputy Chief Constable Peter Wright describes the violence his force faced during the Toxteth riots and why they were forced to use CS gas.
Kenneth Oxford on Toxteth riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Merseyside Chief Constable Kenneth Oxford stating the Toxteth riots were not race related, and that black and white youths were involved in the disturbances. Female interviewer not identified.
Toxteth riot no go area (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Special
Report on riots in a no go area in the control of the mob during the riots in Toxteth, Liverpool- male reporter not identified. Includes police officer negotiating the rescue of young people from a burning...
Role of police in Toxteth riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with SDP MP for Toxteth, Liverpool, Richard Crawshaw arguing the riots there were sparked off by discontent among some of the community over the lack of even-handed treatment from the police, and...
Civil service dispute talks (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interviews with Home Secretary William (Willie) Whitelaw and union spokesman John Delaney following Whitelaw’s talks with civil service unions over the current industrial dispute and the Government’s...
Whitelaw on Toxteth and Southall riots (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Extract of speech by Home Secretary William (Willie) Whitelaw, in which he calls for the cooperation of the public and communities with the police following the recent riots in Toxteth, Liverpool and...
UN proposal to USSR over Afghanistan (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Statement by Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) on his talks with Soviet minister Andrei Gromyko following the Soviet Union’s intervention in Afghanistan. Carrington reports the Soviet...
Toxteth riots aftermath (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the drafting in of extra police officers following the weekend riots in Toxteth, Liverpool and Home Secretary William (Willie) Whitelaw’s visit to Liverpool and talks with the Archbishop of...
Call for use of water cannons in Toxteth riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with Conservative MP Teddy Taylor calling for the use of water cannons in Toxteth, Liverpool to clear rioters off the streets, protect the police from petrol bombs and prevent deaths....
Thatcher speech after Toxteth riots (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the responsibility of all citizens to obey the law and put an end to violence, following the riots in Toxteth, Liverpool.