Suspect Community: People's Experience of the Prevention of Terrorism Acts in BritainExamines the powers and effects of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act (PTA) which was introduced in 1974, following the Birmingham pub bombings. Includes factual information about the operation of the Act, plus accounts of personal experiences of the trauma of examination, arrest and detention under this legislation. |
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... England under the PTA . It was an entirely different interview altogether . I wasn't even prepared for it because I thought it was going to be the same intelligence gathering interview , where it would be menacing , they would be asking ...
... England under the PTA . It was an entirely different interview altogether . I wasn't even prepared for it because I thought it was going to be the same intelligence gathering interview , where it would be menacing , they would be asking ...
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... England , it's the principle of the thing ' . I told them I had an objection because it was an infringement of my liberties and things like that and it wasn't the fact that I just wanted to cart off to England . I might never go to England ...
... England , it's the principle of the thing ' . I told them I had an objection because it was an infringement of my liberties and things like that and it wasn't the fact that I just wanted to cart off to England . I might never go to England ...
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... ( England ) who I like to go and see and now I can't go . When I was young I used to go to England all the time because I had relatives there ; I always felt part of it . ( 264M / 79 , 168 hours , excluded ) I'd obviously like to go and ...
... ( England ) who I like to go and see and now I can't go . When I was young I used to go to England all the time because I had relatives there ; I always felt part of it . ( 264M / 79 , 168 hours , excluded ) I'd obviously like to go and ...
Contents
The Study in Context | 1 |
Policing Ports and Airports Examination | 13 |
Examinations and Detentions at Ports | 34 |
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