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20 results found for '"Mike Bennett"' in Contributors.
Mike Bennett on accusations of racism (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Annual General Meeting of the Metropolitan Police Federation. Includes speech by Mike Bennett who says that claims by politicians that the Force is racist are damaging its relations with the...
Cherry Groce shooting case (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the acquittal of Inspector Douglas Lovelock in the Cherry Groce shooting case. Including statement by his solicitor, Rod Fletcher; Tony Moo-Young, a Groce family friend, on their devastation;...
Black policeman used in recruitment drive forced out of the force? (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on claims that a black policeman used in a recruitment drive was forced out of the force. Includes the officer himself, PC Edgehill, talking about why he thinks he was forced to resign, and whether he...
Chelsea football fans acquitted (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Taylor reports on the collapse of a court case at Knightsbridge Crown Court, London, against a group of Chelsea football hooligans known as the Headhunters, due to the alleged falsification of police...
Metropolitan Police Federation annual meeting (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Russell reports from the Central Hall in Westminster where the Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, has attended the annual meeting of the Metropolitan Police Federation and has been told police are losing...
Mike Bennett on the Crown Prosecution Service (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The Police Federation’s Mike Bennett says the Crown Prosecution Service is under-funded and inefficient. Also, they lack the stomach for a fight where evidence is contested, and that means many of the...
London ambulance dispute (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The ambulance dispute over wages continues with police manning makeshift ambulances, Nigel Dearing reports. London Police Federation spokesman Mike Bennett does not want the public to blame the police if...
Calls for review after Broadwater Farm appeals (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mark Phillips reports on calls for a review into both the British judicial system and the role of the police within it, following the appeal and freeing on bail of Mark Braithwaite and Engin Raghip who were...
Sheehy Report on police pay - Mike Bennett (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Police officers are warning of open conflict with the Government, following the publication of a controversial report on their pay. The Sheehy Report recommends replacing jobs for life with short-term...
London policeman shot dead (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech; Tribute
Jeremy Hillman reports on the shooting dead of 44 year-old PC Patrick Dunne by an armed gang while investigating a burglary in Clapham, South London. The crime is believed to have been drug-related. Speakers...