Toxteth riots aftermath

Title

Toxteth riots aftermath

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

13 Nov 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:23

Description

Report on criticism by Jim Jardine, Police Federation, of the local police authority criticism of Merseyside Police handling of the Toxteth riots and church involvement in the riots, and reaction to his views. Speaking are Jardine; Chair of the police authority Margaret Simey; Merseyside Police Federation Chairman Fred Jones; Roman Catholic Archbishop Derek Worlock. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jim Jardine; Margaret Simey; Fred Jones; Derek Worlock

Keywords

Police; Liverpool; Disadvantaged groups; Adolescents; Riots; Policing practice; Toxteth; Unemployed youth; Merseyside; Religious leaders; Kenneth Oxford

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