YJ50-34 Anti Public Order Act March 1987

Demonstration in protest against the Public Order Act 1986.
London March 1987.

Several factors influenced the introduction of the Public Order Act 1986. Significant public disorder, such as the Southall riot in 1979, the Brixton riot that extended to other cities in 1981, and the national miner's strike and associated disorder between 1984 to 1985 – in particular the Battle of Orgreave in June 1984 – and the Battle of the Beanfield in June 1985.