Commons debate on Scarman report

Title

Commons debate on Scarman report

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

26 Nov 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:04:13

Description

Report on a House of Commons debate following the publication of the Scarman Report into the causes of riots in Brixton, South London and Toxteth in Liverpool in 1981, with inner city deprivation a concern. Speaking are: Willie Whitelaw, Home Secretary; Roy Hattersley, shadow Home Secretary. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

William Whitelaw; Roy Hattersley

Keywords

Politics; London; Reports; Political marches; Social problems; Interethnic relations; Police; Liverpool; Violence; Metropolitan Police; Riots; Policing practice; Brixton; Toxteth; Scarman Report; Urban areas; Multiethnic societies; Complaints (public services); Institutional racism; Leslie Scarman; Training; Deprivation

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