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UK: Former chief constable calls for public inquiry into Orgreave clashes and beyond

05 May 2016

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"Sir Peter Fahy joins call for public inquiry over 1980s ‘police army of occupation’ and agenda of Margaret Thatcher government...A public inquiry should examine the way Margaret Thatcher’s government used the police to occupy communities during the 1980s miners’ strike, a former chief constable has said."

See the full article: Former chief constable calls for public inquiry into Orgreave clashes and beyond (Guardian, link)

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