Footage of police violence ITN suppressed!

[pillarboxred]

In tonight's "The Battle For Stonehenge" (BBC2), we saw for the first time footage shot in 1985 at the "Battle of the Beanfield" when police and soldiers disguised as police went radge on the hippy New Age Travellers gathered at Stonehenge for the Solstice. ITN suppressed the footage (this was the Thatcher era remember). It is sensational and close up. It makes you wonder how our news broadcasters manipulate us. 

[0144sammyg]

I watched it and was absoloutly shocked by the police violance though I think i heard one person say it was the army dressed as police. Mrs thatcher was the worse prime minister this country ever had.you would have thought watching it by the violance it was some south american country not england

was it the news broadcasters or did mrs T suppress it

[joe_bloggs*]

Approx 50,000 people marched through London today against austerity,it was a peaceful march according to the police,the march Set off from the steps of the BBC,I haven't seen any tv news reports on it yet.I find now to get balanced news you have to look elsewhere to other news outlets to get a view that is not pro establishment,I think the BBC tends to be pro the government of the day,especially more so now that their finances are under pressure.

[made-for-an-angel-charms]

just trawled through sky news, bbc news and itv news on the computer and not one word about it

[joe_bloggs*]

I did find a report on RT news http://rt.com/news/167532-uk-anti-austerity-march/

[cee-dee]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27405147

http://news.sky.com/story/1287053/russell-brand-calls-for-joyful-revolution

[al**bear]

Considering Thatcher was elevated to take power, by the same 'Rightwingers' who were involved in the planned 1974 Coup during Wilsons Government, why would anyone be surprised

They hated the Unions (especially the Miners), who brought down the Heath Government, the Student Lefties and the radical Hippies

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I note no one has asked what Radge means,

Going radge during a good pagger , cannae beat it

[lambsy_uk]

Mrs. Thatcher was the best Prime Minister and saved the nation!

[0-anthony-0]

Battle of Beanfield - ITN News unedited raw camera footage http://youtu.be/3JCkUZAwvEA?t=2m9s

[0-anthony-0]

A fuller documentary concerning the event

Operation Solstice documentary on Battle of Beanfield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHyDaAXw8C

There was an item on the ITN news that night, showing the atrocity that had occurred, using some of the footage posted earlier. 

[pillarboxred]

The Travellers drove their buses onto a beanfield, probably ruining it and so the Police had a duty to protect property and livelihoods. What amazed me was that the footage was not shown, according to the programme I watched although apparently it was in part.

[pillarboxred]

Also, what other stories have been sat on by ITN? And the BBC? I am watching the YouTube link 0-anthony-0 posted and it is appalling.

[pillarboxred]

The £100 million "Hacking Trial" will possibly make it even easier for the authorities to control what we see, although they don't need new regulations if the failure to report the Beanfield action is an example of the Free Press in action.

[joe_bloggs*]

"The BBC must start providing news reports, background information and intelligent, balanced analysis of the social and political shift happening amongst the UK population right now, connecting this to the impacts, justifications and morality of the long & deep austerity measures being pursued by those in power. The BBC failed to proportionally or accurately cover or analyse the swing towards the Green parties in the European election and now has failed to provide coverage or analysis of the Austerity Protest in London on Saturday

Why is this important?

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