Seaside Resorts (Hooliganism)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 June 1964.

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Photo of Mr Norman Pannell Mr Norman Pannell , Liverpool Kirkdale 12:00, 4 June 1964

May I ask my right hon. Friend whether there is any truth in the suggestion that at Whitsuntide sections of the Press exacerbated the situation by interviewing some of these young people before they arrived at the scene of action and that this, by inflating their egos, stimulated them to undesirable activity?