Douglas Hurd on Wapping dispute violence

Title

Douglas Hurd on Wapping dispute violence

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Jan 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:08

Description

Interview with Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, responding to a call for an inquiry into police violence at the News International dispute in Wapping, East London. Says the mob were deliberately violent and supports police action. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Newspapers; Police; Violence; The Times; Printing industry; Policing practice; Wapping; News International; Printers

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