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Scarman says Army may have to used in the last resort

01 January 1991

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Scarman says Army may have to used in the last resort
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Public order

In a Lords' debate, Lord Scarman said that, in the last resort,
the Army may have to be called in to deal with a breakdown in
law and order if the police do not win the consent of the
community in areas such as Brixton.

Guardian 82/03/25 p1,28


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