very annoyed at the way they were handling it … just pushing, and one kicked me quite hard – you know, there’s no end in sight for that kind of action
File | Author | Date | Document Type |
---|---|---|---|
Click to open | Tribunal of Enquiry, C Ratcliffe | 31st May 1968 | Testimony |
Chris Ratcliffe’s appearance before the Tribunal of Enquiry into the events of 7th May (pp. 333-337 of transcripts), in which the Comparative Studies student is asked about the planning of the protest against Porton Down at Dr Inch’s lecture to the student Chemical Society; Ratcliffe further defends himself against allegations of aggressive behaviour at the demonstration, and denies that his singling out by the police for attempted arrest in the car park afterwards had anything to do with his conduct as they had moved in to extricate Inch