Football identity cards

Title

Football identity cards

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

Paul Rowley reports at the handing in of a petition to a group of peers at the Houses of Parliament containing 30,000 signatures protesting the bill introducing identity cards for football supporters which aims to reduce hooliganism. The bill is being debated by the Lords for a 2nd time. Includes interviews with football player Gary Mabbutt; Lord Graham (Ted Graham), Labour Party sports spokesman; Lord Harmar-Nicholls; Lord Broom and Voe(?); Garth Crooks, football player.

Contributors

Ted Graham; Paul Rowley; Gary Mabbutt; Garth Crooks; Lord Broom and Voe(?); Harmar Nicholls

Keywords

Sport; Parliamentary bills; Association football; Football players; Hooliganism; House of Lords; Identification cards; Petitioning

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