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1) crowbar, small metal cosh, whip handle, whip, brass handle.<\/p>\n
2) US type truncheon, two knives.<\/p>\n
3) wooden truncheon.<\/p>\n
4) bayonets, swords, a cosh and Nazi memorabilia*.<\/p>\n
OK, so that isn’t my shopping list. It is a list of items which were found during a search of the lockers (*and home) of four police officers of the Special Patrol Group who were named in connection with the killing of Blair Peach<\/a>. None of them were ever charged or (as far as we know) reprimanded. Calls for a public enquiry at the time were rejected.\u00a0<\/p>\n The investigation into the killing has never been released in full. 30 years later, The Friends of Blair Peach are still demanding that it be released<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Institute of Race Relations has posted two very interesting articles during the anniversary:<\/p>\n The Political Legacy of Blair Peach<\/a><\/p>\n – on the ensuing political struggles, memorials and calls to disband the SPG. Also the setting up of INQUEST<\/a>, a group dedicated to “helping families get justice through the coroner’s courts – especially when someone has died in custody or at the hands of the police”<\/p>\n Remembering Blair Peach 30 Years On<\/a><\/p>\n – about Blair Peach the man, which I think is an important way of rehumanising him, if that makes sense? All the column inches and lyrics tend to obscure the fact that he was a bloke, a teacher, someone’s friend, someone’s neighbour.<\/p>\n I’ve also been reading Tony Ward’s Death and Disorder<\/em>, which was published by INQUEST in 1985. The pamphlet deals with the deaths of Blair Peach, Kevin Gately (who was killed during a demonstration against an NF meeting in Conway Hall in 1974) and Cynthia Jarrett (who was killed during a police raid on her home in Tottenham in 1985 – one of the contributory factors to the riots in Broadwater Farm). Death and Disorder<\/em> is still available from INQUEST<\/a> for two quid + p&p.<\/p>\n All this has reminded me that 20 years ago me and my friend Gerry trogged off to Southall for the 10 year anniversary march of Blair Peach’s death. I can’t remember much about the day, but I guess it shows I’m consistent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1) crowbar, small metal cosh, whip handle, whip, brass handle. 2) US type truncheon, two knives. 3) wooden truncheon. 4) bayonets, swords, a cosh and Nazi memorabilia*. OK, so that isn’t my shopping list. It is a list of items which were found during a search of the lockers (*and home) of four police officers …<\/p>\n![\"blair-plot-415x351\"](\"https:\/\/www.uncarved.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/blair-plot-415x351.jpg\" "\\"blair-plot-415x351\\"")
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