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85 results found for '"Asian peoples"' in Keywords.
Local councillor on Southall riot (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Southall councillor Sharma Gupta assesses the riot and its causes. Blames skinheads who were brought in from outside Southall and lack of police involvement in quashing the violence between skinheads and...
Southall riots (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech at a meeting by Greater London Council leader Ken Livingstone following the clashes in Southall, London between the Asian community, skinheads and police. On his views and GLC anti-racist policies....
Race relations in Spitalfields (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Mufti Amin, a member of the Multiracial Bengali Association in Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets in the East End of London. They aim to discourage violence between the races in the area. Female...
PC Nobbs on beat around Southall following riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
PC John Nobbs on his beat around Southall after the riots, started when the Hamborough Tavern burned down after fights between skinheads and Asian youths. With comment from unnamed white female shopkeeper...
Rioting in Southall (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Vox pop
Report on rioting in Southall, London. Local people describe the events in the streets. Subhash Panchal(?), owner of the local garage gives his story. Butcher, John Beaman tells how his business was affected...
Riots in Peckham (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Report on rioting in Peckham where shop windows got broken. Youths fought outside a fairground on Peckham Rye. The fighting was between black youths and white skinheads. Local residents give their version of...
Labour conference-nationality bill motion (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Labour Party National Executive Committee successful motion at the Party conference in Brighton to repeal the Conservative Government Nationality Bill when in power. Speaking are shadow Home...
Skinhead on riots (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a white skinhead on his dislike of black and Asian people, in context of recent riots in Brixton and clashes between skinheads and local Asian youths in Southall, London. Female interviewer...
Botha on new dispensation for South Africa (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
South African Prime Minister, P.W. Botha on a new political system for South Africa, with greater representation for black and Asian citizens planned. Male interviewer not identified.
Government view on Scarman Report (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Home Office minister Timothy Raison, responding to the findings of the Scarman Report into the causes of the Brixton riots in South London and Toxteth riots in Liverpool in 1981 and a recent...