Twyford Down protesters jailed

Title

Twyford Down protesters jailed

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Jul 1993

Year of production

1993

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:05:10

Description

Legal affairs correspondent Tim Crook reports from the Royal Courts of Justice on the prosecution of Twyford Down protesters after they broke an injunction against 55 named protesters and trespassed onto the M3 construction site. The Department of Transport pressed for jail sentences. Raga Woods (formerly Tessa Fothergill) and Emma Must talk about the injustice of them being accused and why they are protesting (prior to the hearing) and Twyford Down campaigner Steven Ward on the outcome with the protesters sent to jail.

Contributors

Tim Crook; Steven Ward; Tessa Fothergill; Emma Must; Raga Woods

Keywords

Demonstrations; Motorways; Protest movements; Imprisonment; Road construction; Department of Transport; Injunctions; Trespass; Twyford Down

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.