Picket line arrests at News International

Title

Picket line arrests at News International

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Mar 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:02:45

Description

Unidentified male speaker (poss. a police officer) on violence on the part of demonstrators at the News International plant in Wapping in the printers dispute. He describes some of the weapons employed by demonstrators, and denies that police overacted. 28 people were arrested last night, mostly for obstruction. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

London; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Violence; Demonstrations; Policing practice; Weapons; Wapping; Arrests; News International; Printers

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