Policing of strikes

Title

Policing of strikes

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Mar 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:52

Description

Interview with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Peter Imbert on public confidence in the police following the charges against some police officers being dropped because of too long a delay in bringing them to court for actions in the policing of Wapping News International pickets. And on the diffuculty in policing strikes and the poll tax (community charge) demonstrations. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Peter Imbert

Keywords

Legal procedure; Political demonstrations; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Public opinion; Demonstrations; Freedom of expression; Metropolitan Police; Policing practice; Police personnel; Legal decisions; Community charge; Local taxation; Wapping; News International; Right to justice; Printmakers

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