Criminal Justice Bill to affect road protests

Title

Criminal Justice Bill to affect road protests

Genre

Interview

TX Date

2 Jul 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:04:42

Description

Steve Jones interviews Camilla Berens, former Fleet Street journalist and one of the organisers of the protest against the controversial M3 motorway link through Twyford Down near Winchester in Hampshire, about concern at measures in the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill which will outlaw future protests and demonstrations and affect the rights of Gypsies and Travellers. She also speaks about the impact of road schemes on the environment.

Contributors

Steve Jones; Camilla Berens

Keywords

Pollution; Hampshire; Environment; Gypsies; Road construction; Winchester; Human activities effects; Criminal justice legislation; Travellers; New Age Travellers; Twyford Down; Eviction (land)

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