Central News East: 24.04.1985: National Front

Summary

Nottinghamshire Chief Constable Charles McLachlan is taking steps to ban a National Front rally due to take place at Arnold in Nottingham at the weekend.

Year:

1985

Duration:

0:02:00

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

View of Arnold town centre. John Mitchell interview with Charles McLachlan who said that he realised that the ban meant a curtailment of civil liberties, but in his opinion there could be an outbreak of violence. Interview with Victor Newton who is standing for the National Front in the forthcoming Nottinghamshire County Council elections, who said that people's democratic right was being taken away. Library pictures of National Front march in Corby in 1980. Graphic statements against the march from councillors Dennis Petit, Caroline Minkley and Adrian Bartley.


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