Lord Roberts of Conwy
Main Page: Lord Roberts of Conwy (Conservative - Life peer)It is no longer on the danger list; it has been removed. It is in Schedule 5 and will be removed from Schedule 7.
My Lords, in view of yesterday’s peaceful protest by the students, which, as I understand it, was hijacked by an anarchical and violent element, leading to police injuries and damage to property, can the broadcast media be reminded that they should take the utmost care to ensure that they are not open to the charge of encouraging further violence by their comments or in any way whatever?
My noble friend Lord Roberts is absolutely right and I could not agree with him more, but it is the Government’s position not to interfere with any of the media, including television.