Tyneside vicar rejects Carey’s riot theory

Title

Tyneside vicar rejects Carey’s riot theory

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Sep 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:17

Description

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, has claimed that social deprivation was a cause of rioting in North East England. The Reverend George Curry from Elswick, Tyne and Wear disagrees with him, saying the riots were nothing more than an outbreak of wickedness. Male reporter not identified. Broadcast on Metro Radio.

Contributors

Metro Radio; George Curry

Keywords

Social conflicts; Government; Social problems; Archbishops; Clergy; Riots; Church; Church of England; Anglicanism; Cities; Church and State; Vicars; Deprivation; Canterbury; George Carey

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